San Francisco, California
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This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.
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San Francisco, California
This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.
San Francisco, California
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
San Francisco, California
One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."
San Francisco, California
Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.
San Francisco, California
The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.
San Francisco, California
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
San Francisco, California
The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.
Hillsborough, California
This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.
San Francisco, California
The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.
San Francisco, California
The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.
Calistoga, California
A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.
San Francisco, California
A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.
San Francisco, California
This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
San Francisco, California
This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.
San Francisco, California
For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.
Mill Valley, California
Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.
San Francisco, California
Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.
Los Angeles, California
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
San Francisco, California
The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.