A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.