San Francisco, California
Japanese Tea Garden
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
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San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
San Francisco, California
An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
San Francisco, California
The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.
San Francisco, California
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
El Cerrito, California
9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.
San Francisco, California
A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
San Francisco, California
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
Berkeley, California
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Berkeley, California
Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.
Berkeley, California
An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.
Oakland, California
Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.
Alameda, California
Antiques by the Bay.
Oakland, California
An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
Oakland, California
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Oakland, California
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.