Indio, California
Shields Date Garden
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Woodside, California
Filoli
This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Los Angeles, California
The Baked Potato Jazz Club
From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.
El Mirage, California
Aviation Warehouse
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Calabasas, California
Leonis Adobe Museum
The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.
Simi Valley, California
Corriganville Park
The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.
Maricopa, California
Lakeview Gusher
Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
San Francisco, California
Doggie Diner Head
This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.
San Francisco, California
Duboce Bikeway Mural
This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.
San Francisco, California
Jack's Record Cellar
This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.
Keeler, California
Cerro Gordo
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Glendale, California
Grand Central Air Terminal Museum
This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.
Winterhaven, California
Old Plank Road
The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.
San Francisco, California
Poet's Corner
A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.
La Puente, California
Donut Hole
“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.
Santa Barbara, California
Cold Spring Tavern
Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.
Cotati, California
The Accordion Man
A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.
Los Angeles, California
River Under the First Bridge
An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.
Berkeley, California
Wat Mongkolratanaram
Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.
San Francisco, California
Heineman Building
This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.
San Diego, California
Davis-Horton House
The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.
Berkeley, California
Cafe Ohlone
This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.
Los Angeles, California
Odd Fellows Cemetery
A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.
Los Angeles, California
Lovell Health House
The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.
