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

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

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

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

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

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

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

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

Antiques by the Bay.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

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

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.