International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

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

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.