Places tjhoek Wants to Go

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

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

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

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

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.