East Bay

by bluestorm1738

67 Items

Berkeley, California

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Oakland, California

Chapel of the Chimes

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

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Fremont, California

Berkeley Mystery Walls

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

thirdthreshold

Added by thirdthreshold

Oakland, California

Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

elinar

Added by elinar

Albany, California

Albany Bulb

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

Added by garfieldgurl

Berkeley, California

Adventure Playground

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

Added by sarahbenson

Oakland, California

Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Added by brettyoung

Berkeley, California

Tail of the Yak

Handmade treasures from around the world.

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Newark, California

Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay

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

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Berkeley, California

Fish Shaped House

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

serflac

Added by serflac

Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

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

Added by cinapelayo

Oakland, California

Children's Fairyland

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

Rebecca Burgan

Added by Rebecca Burgan

Oakland, California

Jonestown Memorial

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

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Oakland, California

Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

TrevorShawnElia

Added by TrevorShawnElia

Oakland, California

Bay Bridge Troll

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

Added by michaelp

Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

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

Fremont, California

Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

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

Added by meredithea

Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Added by aerialdomo

Oakland, California

16th Street Train Station

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

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Sunol-Midtown, California

Sunol Water Temple

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Oakland, California

Kinetic Steam Works

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

Richmond, California

Richmond Shipyards

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

btracy

Added by btracy

Richmond, California

East Brother Light Station Bed & Breakfast

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

kjmoore12

Added by kjmoore12

Oakland, California

Mountain View Cemetery

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Added by hankchapot

Alamo, California

The Cow Bones of Mount Diablo

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

Added by Kristin Hugo

Oakland, California

Gnomes of Lake Merritt

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

nicobotic

Added by nicobotic

Berkeley, California

Mark Olivier's Yard Art

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

leiris

Added by leiris

Berkeley, California

Berkeley Car House

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

acclarkey

Added by acclarkey

Berkeley, California

Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

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

Added by mandy1

Livermore, California

National Ignition Facility

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Dylan

Sunol, California

Bosco the Dog Mayor

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Berkeley, California

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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

Richmond, California

Winehaven

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

leiris

Added by leiris

Oakland, California

Champions for Humanity Monument

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

leiris

Added by leiris

Oakland, California

The Crucible

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Zabitha

Added by Zabitha

Oakland, California

Phap Duyen Tu: The Buddha Shrine of Oakland

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

leiris

Added by leiris

Oakland, California

Cathedral Building

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Added by LaserGirl

Oakland, California

Kaiser Convention Center

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

Added by LaserGirl

Alameda, California

Naval Air Station Alameda

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

kat

Richmond, California

Point Molate

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Benicia, California

Grave of Concepción Argüello

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Oakland, California

De Lauers Super Newsstand

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Vallejo, California

The Alibi Clock

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Added by brettklynn

Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

James Gage

Added by James Gage

Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

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

James Gage

Added by James Gage

Oakland, California

Watermelon Rock

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

James Gage

Added by James Gage

Berkeley, California

Berkeley Tool Lending Library

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

James Gage

Added by James Gage