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

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

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

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.