This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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