A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.