Places SL Wants to Go

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

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

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

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

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

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.