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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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