The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

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

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

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

Antiques by the Bay.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.