Places seeitbeforeitsgone Wants to Go

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

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

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Half of a house.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

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

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.