Places Achim Kuepper Wants to Go

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

It would be a crime to miss it.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

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

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.