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

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

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

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

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

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

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

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

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

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

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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.