One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

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

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

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

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A large instrument played by the wind.