In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

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

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

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

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

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.