Stanford, California
Dymaxion Chronofile
An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Stanford, California
An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.
Menlo Park, California
A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.
San Francisco, California
Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Oakland, California
A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
San Francisco, California
This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
San Francisco, California
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
South San Francisco, California
A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."
San Francisco, California
A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
San Francisco, California
These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
San Francisco, California
This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
Daly City, California
Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Oakland, California
A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Alameda, California
This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Palo Alto, California
A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.