Places elsa brante Wants to Go

Russian history in San Francisco.

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

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.