In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.