This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Russian history in San Francisco.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.