Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

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

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.