Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.