Places cindy4tom Wants to Go

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

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

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Half of a house.

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

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

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

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

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.