This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

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

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

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

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.