This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

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

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

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

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.