A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

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

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

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

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Antiques by the Bay.

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

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

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

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

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

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

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

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

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

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.