Places Annaml Wants to Go

One of the first soy sauce factories in America, and its storied proprietor, are honored here.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

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

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.