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San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
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San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
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San Francisco, California

Book Club of California

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
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San Francisco, California

Fort Miley Batteries

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
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San Francisco, California

Long Now Orrery

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
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San Francisco, California

Encryption Lava Lamps

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

Bourbon & Branch

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

Exploratorium

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
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San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
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San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
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San Francisco, California

Institute of Illegal Images

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

USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
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Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
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Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
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London, England

Pink Floyd Plaque

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
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Denver, Colorado

'Unsinkable' Molly Brown House

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
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Denver, Colorado

Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
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Lakewood, Colorado

Casa Bonita

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
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Lakewood, Colorado

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.
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Denver, Colorado

Mile High Comics Megastore

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.
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Denver, Colorado

National Ice Core Lab

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
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Denver, Colorado

Fifty-Two 80's

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.
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Vallejo, California

Vallejo Vinyl & Pinball

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.
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Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.
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