A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

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

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.