Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

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

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

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

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

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.