Places MFB Wants to Go

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

Russian history in San Francisco.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.