Places ArchaeArtist Wants to Go

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

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

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.