San Francisco, California Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in San Francisco and the surrounding area. There's plenty to see right in town, but we've also mapped hidden treasures we've discovered in surrounding cities, from Marin County to the East Bay.

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Pacific Bus Museum
Fremont, California
A collection of vintage buses in and alongside a garage actively working on restoration of even more. Big open house event every August.
Muffler Man: Happy Halfwit Hollywood
Hayward, California
Fiberglass, gap-toothed goof version of a Muffler Man wears a Hawaiian shirt. Moved from Flint, Michigan, restored.
Uniroyal Gal
Hayward, California
Fiberglass 1960s lady stood at Stan the Tire Man in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Sold and moved summer 2015 to the M-Men cluster in Hayward, California.
Giant Wall Outlet and Plug
Petaluma, California
Artist Joel Jones and fabricator Shawn Thorsson created this large household wall outlet and plug in 2015 for an updating of the power utility's 1920s era electrical substation.
Battery Townsley
Mill Valley, California
World War II era coast artillery bunker restored and open once a month for tours. Big guns, nuclear pressure tests, former teen burner hangout.
Champions For Humanity: Mount Rushmore of California
Oakland, California
Giant bronze heads of 25 "champions" of peace and perseverance show sculptural solidarity in a park plaza.
Reared In Steel: Giant Sculptures
Petaluma, California
Burning Man artisans toil to create the next metal wonder that will terrorize the Playa. A non-public working art studio, but you might see something over the fence.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

Bailey Art Museum - Robots of Clayton Bailey
Crockett, California
Cybernetic sculpture gallery and cabinet of curiosities for artists Clayton and Betty Bailey.
Big Mike the Muffler Man
Hayward, California
1960s vintage fiberglass Paul Bunyan statue spent career standing in front of Hayward businesses before finding a home at a local plastics fabrication business.
Magic Bus
San Francisco, California
Trippy tour of the Summer of Love using an old bus and 21st century tech.
Winchester Mystery House
San Jose, California
Sarah Winchester kept vengeful ghosts at bay by continually adding to her mansion. She ended up with a house with 160 rooms and 10,000 windows.
Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Burlingame, California
Pellet-Regurgitating Pez dispensers -- they're all here, along with the World's Largest.