San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

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

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

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.