Places flint Wants to Go

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.