A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

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

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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 shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.