The freeway that never was.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.