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Jonestown Memorial

Oakland, California

Jonestown Memorial

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

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

Cogswell monument, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland CA

Oakland, California

Mountain View Cemetery

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Cleveland Cascade

Oakland, California

Cleveland Cascade

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Gnome and Toadstool

Oakland, California

Gnomes of Lake Merritt

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

Nike Missile Radar Site

Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden.

Emeryville, California

Big Daddy's Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

The last known Carville house.

San Francisco, California

Last Known Carville House

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

The Bone Room
Permanently Closed

Albany, California

The Bone Room

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

Secret Tiled Staircase

San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Seward Street Slides

San Francisco, California

Seward Street Slides

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Hills Bros. Coffee Sculpture

San Francisco, California

Hills Bros. Coffee Sculpture

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Golden Gate Park Nursery

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Nursery

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

La Boule d'Or Petanque Terrain

San Francisco, California

La Boule d'Or Petanque Terrain

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

The entrance of Frank Lloyd Wright's V.C. Morris Shop, a precedent for the Guggenheim. (Wikimedia Commons)

San Francisco, California

V. C. Morris Gift Shop

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

The Old Ship Saloon

San Francisco, California

The Old Ship Saloon

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Abandoned fortifications at Fort Miley

San Francisco, California

Fort Miley Batteries

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The never-completed archway of the Tobin house.

San Francisco, California

Tobin House

Half of a house.

The monument to the sailors buried here.

San Francisco, California

United States Marine Hospital Cemetery

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

(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.

Statue of Yoda.

San Anselmo, California

Imagination Park

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Nikola Tesla Statue.

Palo Alto, California

Nikola Tesla Statue

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Gates Co-op Houseboat Community
Permanently Closed

Sausalito, California

Gates Co-op Houseboat Community

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Old St. Hilary's Chapel

Belvedere Tiburon, California

Old St. Hilary's Chapel

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

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