Places fangrebates Wants to Go

Mexican food and folk art.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

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

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

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

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

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