A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

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

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.