One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

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

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.