All Places in Oakland

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.