Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

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

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

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

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

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The clock that sets them all.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.