The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

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

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.