A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.

This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

This mid-19th century chapel is a tiny treasure for weary travelers.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

Dedicated to the people of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

This bushy bug is one of the unsanctioned public sculptures that have survived in Regina.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.