Places varmicon Wants to Go

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.