A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

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

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Half of a house.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.