Places cclaairre Wants to Go

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.