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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

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

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.