Places alaskanmoss Wants to Go

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.