Places matteakle Wants to Go

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

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

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

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

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.