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Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

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Fairy Post Office

Hidden within a tree hollow is a lilliputian post office that services wanderers looking for a whimsical exchange.

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Adventure Playground

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

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Tail of the Yak

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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East Bay Vivarium

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

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Fish Shaped House

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

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Moe's Books

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

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Takara Sake Museum

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

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Dark Skies, Desert Beasts: A Night Photography Workshop in Borrego Springs, California

May 7—May 10, 2019

Journey deep into the desert of Southern California to explore and photograph the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs.

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The view from the top of a staircase that helps make up Berkeley's Covert Path.

Caring for—and Expanding—Berkeley's Hidden Network of Hillside Paths

The California city has over 130 different woodsy shortcuts cutting through its hills and streets.