A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

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

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

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

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

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

The magic's in the hole!

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.