For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

The crypt under this cemetery's chapel was used as a meeting place by Filipino revolutionaries.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

Known as Manila's "last lung," this park used to house a market, garrison, and various government buildings.

Feast on contemporary Filipino cuisine in a chef’s backyard.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.