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The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.