San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
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San Francisco, California
The Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
Japanese Tea Garden
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
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San Francisco, California
Crown & Crumpet
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
San Francisco, California
Mescaline Grove
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
San Francisco, California
Garden of Fragrance
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
San Francisco, California
Paxton Gate
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
Bourbon & Branch
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
San Francisco, California
‘Wood Line’
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
Yoda Fountain
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
Ruins of the Sutro Baths
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
Audium Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
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San Francisco, California
Loved to Death
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
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San Francisco, California
Defenestration
Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Albion Castle
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Seward Street Slides
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
Secret Tiled Staircase
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
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Washington, D.C.
Government Printing Office
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
Washington, D.C.
Flag Office Elevator
The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Washington, D.C.
Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
