San Francisco, California
Short Story Vending Machine
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
London, England
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
New York, New York
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
San Francisco, California
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.
Berkeley, California
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
San Francisco, California
Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.
Liverpool, England
The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.
San Francisco, California
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.