One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

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

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.