Places bshea Wants to Go

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

A replica that won't float away.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

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

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

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.