All Places in Oakland

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.