This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

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

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.