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

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

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

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

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

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.