Palo Alto, California
Birthplace of Silicon Valley
A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.
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Burlingame, California
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
Mill Valley, California
Nature Friends Tourist Club
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Sausalito, California
The Bay Model
A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
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Sausalito, California
Gates Co-op Houseboat Community
A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.
San Francisco, California
The Tonga Room
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
San Francisco, California
Beat Museum
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons
Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.
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San Francisco, California
Aria Antiques
A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Anselmo, California
Imagination Park
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Fremont, California
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
San Quentin, California
San Quentin Prison Gift Shop
This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
Alameda, California
Pacific Pinball Museum
Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.
Alameda, California
Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair
Antiques by the Bay.
Santa Rosa, California
Charles M. Schulz Museum
A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.
Oakland, California
Ratto's Market & Deli
International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Santa Rosa, California
Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Oakland, California
Champions for Humanity Monument
With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.
Petaluma, California
Rancho Obi-Wan
The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.
Oakland, California
Gnomes of Lake Merritt
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.
Oakland, California
Phap Duyen Tu: The Buddha Shrine of Oakland
A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.
Oakland, California
Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Oakland, California
Children's Fairyland
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
