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Sunol-Midtown, California

Sunol Water Temple

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.
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Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Mountain View, California

The Real Birthplace of Silicon Valley-The Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.
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Mountain View, California

Waymo Self-Driving Car Garage

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.
AJK Added by AJK
Palo Alto, California

The Donkeys of Barron Park

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.
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Corte Madera, California

Ring Mountain Petroglyphs

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
ckirwan Added by ckirwan
Palo Alto, California

Nikola Tesla Statue

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Fremont, California

The Secret Sidewalk

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Stanford, California

Stanford Red Barn

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.
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Palo Alto, California

Gates of Hell Sculpture

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
James Gage Added by James Gage
El Cerrito, California

Playland Not At the Beach

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Berkeley, California

Fairy Post Office

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
mallorypickett Added by mallorypickett
Richmond, California

Richmond Shipyards

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.
btracy Added by btracy
Sausalito, California

The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
Added by sarahbenson
Albany, California

The Bone Room

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
Belvedere Tiburon, California

Lava House

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.
gabeschwartz Added by gabeschwartz
Belvedere Tiburon, California

China Cabin

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.
Kringle Added by Kringle
Berkeley, California

Mark Olivier's Yard Art

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.
leiris Added by leiris
Berkeley, California

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.
Berkeley, California

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Oakland, California

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
Added by lisaemily
Berkeley, California

Free Speech Monument

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
James Gage Added by James Gage