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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

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

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

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

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.