Places cdrawe07 Wants to Go

Founded in 1933, this creamery has produced world-class cheeses and was the first American creamery to win a world champion title at the World Cheese Awards.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.