This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Antiques by the Bay.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

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

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

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

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

World's most expensive home.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.