A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

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

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.