Russian history in San Francisco.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.