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Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The cisterns, like this one at Sanchez St and Duboce Ave, are marked a circle of red bricks in the street.

San Francisco, California

1908 Cistern Circles

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Spreckels Mansion. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Mansion

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Jellyfish!

Monterey, California

Jellyfish Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Ruth Asawa's San Francisco fountain in Union Square.

San Francisco, California

Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain

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

An anti-gentrification message.

San Francisco, California

Clarion Alley

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Banker's Heart

San Francisco, California

Banker's Heart

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I

Colma, California

Emperor Norton’s Grave

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Due to changing hands and responsibilities throughout the years, the lighthouse has fallen into disrepair.

Pescadero, California

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The Russian Orthodox chapel at Fort Ross.

Jenner, California

Fort Ross

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The gigantic Murphy Windmill

San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

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

Sunol Water Temple

Sunol-Midtown, California

Sunol Water Temple

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Computer History Museum

Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Mild winter time photo

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Temple of Music

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

San Francisco, California

Portrait of Emperor Norton

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

Wyatt Earp's Grave

Colma, California

Wyatt Earp's Grave

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

Dutch (North) Windmill from the beach.

San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Dad and three juveniles on the PG&E building. Photo by brothergrimm on Flickr.

San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

There are dozens of machines to choose from.

San Francisco, California

Free Gold Watch

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.

Urban Ore

Berkeley, California

Urban Ore

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Not a bad spread

Big Sur, California

Nepenthe

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

San Francisco Naval Shipyard. (chrisd2006/Flickr)

San Francisco, California

Hunter's Point Shipyard

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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