An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.