The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.