Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

The charming collection celebrates a small Ohio village's Finnish roots.

When a guy acquired a free church, he hauled it away piece-by-piece to make it the tasting hall at his vineyard.

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.