Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.