The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

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

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Antiques by the Bay.