Places colecathleen Wants to Go

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.