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

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

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

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

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

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

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

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

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.