An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

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

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 Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

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

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

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

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

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

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

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

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

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