A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

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

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

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

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

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

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

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

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

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

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

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.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.