Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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