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

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Antiques by the Bay.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

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

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.