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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.