Places joparkman Wants to Go

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.