Places Edited by James Ricci

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Antiques by the Bay.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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