Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

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

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Antiques by the Bay.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.