A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Artistic cabins actually grow deep in the Canadian wilderness.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.