A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

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

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.