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Places visited in Port Costa, California
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London, England

Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
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.
San Francisco, California

The Sutro Egyptian Collection

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
San Quentin, California

San Quentin Prison Gift Shop

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
Brooklyn, New York

Interference Archive

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.
New Windsor, New York

Storm King Art Center

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.
Altadena, California

Zorthian Ranch

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.
Woodside, California

Djerassi Ranch

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.
Fort Bragg, California

International Sea Glass Museum

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
San Francisco, California

V. C. Morris Gift Shop

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.
Isla Vista, California

AlloSphere

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.
Simi Valley, California

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."
Riverside, California

Tio's Tacos

Mexican food and folk art.
Independence, Missouri

Leila's Hair Museum

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
London, England

Suck and Chew

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
Mecca, California

Salton Sea History Museum

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Brooklyn Art Library

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
New York, New York

City Hall Library

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.
Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
San Francisco, California

Book Club of California

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
Death Valley, California

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
San Francisco, California

'Wood Line'

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Berkeley, California

Adventure Playground

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