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Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

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Fairy Post Office

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

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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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Fish Shaped House

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

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East Bay Vivarium

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

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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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Hip-Hop, Hippies, and Robots: Invention and Reinvention in San Francisco

Sep 19—Sep 21, 2019

We'll set out together, September 19-21, to explore unusual galleries, test our cocktail-making skills, and visit the city's best unofficial museum.

Atlas Obscura Trips

Hip-Hop, Hippies, and Robots: Invention and Reinvention in San Francisco

We'll set out together, September 19-21, to explore unusual galleries, test our cocktail-making skills, and visit the city's best unofficial museum.

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"The Tails of Two Kitties" was an award-winning entry at UC Berkeley's 2019 Edible Books Festival.

Edible Book Festivals Are for Pun and Food Lovers

It's been widely celebrated for almost 20 years.

Louis Trevino (left) and Vincent Medina (right) get ready to serve a meal in the Ohlone Cafe.

Indigenous Cuisine Is Being Served in the Back of a Berkeley Bookstore

Café Ohlone features traditional recipes and foraged ingredients.

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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.