Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.