Places michaelfrolekturner Wants to Go

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

Russian history in San Francisco.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

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

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

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

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

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

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.