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

Antiques by the Bay.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.