Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.