Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.