An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.