The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

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

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

Russian history in San Francisco.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.