Places Astrogirl89 Wants to Go

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

Two historic and closed cemeteries, separated by a low income apartment building.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.