Places gauchogirl7 Wants to Go

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.