This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

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

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

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

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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