A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Russian history in San Francisco.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Half of a house.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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