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MorbidLoren

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

My book 199 Cemeteries to see Before You Die includes places I discovered on Atlas Obscura. My other books include Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Graveyards Around the World and the succubus/angel series Lost Angels and Angelus Rose. Find me at LorenRhoads.com
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Benkyodo
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Benkyodo

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

(Flickr/Uptown Almanac)
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

The First Sea-Punk Mural

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

Skeletons in the Closet
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Skeletons in the Closet

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Crown & Crumpet
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Crown & Crumpet

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

Necromance
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Necromance

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park

San Francisco, California

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

Take a walk through Beatnik history.

San Francisco, California

Jack Kerouac Alley

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

The final marker

San Francisco, California

Western Terminus of the Lincoln Highway

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Watch out for serious curves ahead.

San Francisco, California

Vermont Street

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

"Fluctuat nec mergitur"

San Francisco, California

'City of Paris' Stained Glass

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

Junípero Serra Statue

Hillsborough, California

Junípero Serra Statue

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Hotaling Place

San Francisco, California

Hotaling Place

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

San Francisco Elk's Lodge #3

San Francisco, California

San Francisco Elk's Lodge #3

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.

A map of Calistoga from 1871.

Calistoga, California

Sharpsteen Museum

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

View looking up from Ocean Beach

San Francisco, California

Sutro Heights Park

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Trocadero Clubhouse

San Francisco, California

The Trocadero

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

Locke Historic District

Walnut Grove, California

Locke Historic District

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Grave of Robert L. Ripley

Santa Rosa, California

Grave of Robert L. Ripley

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

Duboce Bikeway Mural.

San Francisco, California

Duboce Bikeway Mural

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

SCRAP Depot

San Francisco, California

SCRAP

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

(Headlands Center for the Arts)

Mill Valley, California

Headlands Center for the Arts

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Plaque dedicating the cross to the victims of the Armenian Genocide

San Francisco, California

Mount Davidson Cross

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Th-th-th-that's all, folks!

Los Angeles, California

Mel Blanc’s Grave

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

The manicured green

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Lawn Bowling Club

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

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