Places MissTriggerMortis Wants to Go

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

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

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

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

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Antiques by the Bay.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

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

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.