Woodside, California
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This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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Woodside, California
This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Redwood City, California
A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
San Francisco, California
This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
San Francisco, California
A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Napa, California
Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.
Vallejo, California
Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.