Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Antiques by the Bay.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

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

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.