Places nejuum Wants to Go

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

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

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

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

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

This museum in San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest archives of Chinese American history and culture.

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.