Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Antiques by the Bay.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.