Places vhass Wants to Go

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

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

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

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

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.