Places sablesheep Wants to Go

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.