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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

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

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

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

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.