Places aidan Wants to Go

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

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

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

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

Antiques by the Bay.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

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

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