This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Noble Peace Prize winners.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.