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Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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.

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.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.