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

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

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

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

This magical trail takes visitors on a journey round miniature wooden houses on the picturesque Denmark River.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

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

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.