To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Russian history in San Francisco.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.