The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

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.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families