San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Berkeley, California
Moe's Books
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Berkeley, California
Cesar Chavez Park
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
Oakland, California
Children's Fairyland
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Permanently Closed
Berkeley, California
Tail of the Yak
Handmade treasures from around the world.
Oakland, California
Mazzariello Labyrinth
Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
Walnut Creek, California
The Eye of Diablo
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Benicia, California
Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Lafayette, California
The Crosses of Lafayette
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
