Places jenalltop Wants to Go

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.