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

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.