An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

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

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.