A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

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

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.