Places carllenox Wants to Go

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Half of a house.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

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