Places aswope1995 Wants to Go

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

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

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

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

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

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

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

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

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

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.