An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

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

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

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.