A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

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

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

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

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.