The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.