Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.