Places texashydrangea Wants to Go

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

Antiques by the Bay.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.