Places nicolefrancis Wants to Go

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

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

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

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.