Discover 22 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Oakland, California

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

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

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

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