Places Edited by Sandi Hemmerlein

This street was the filming location of the iconic flying bicycle scene from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels

Where hand-pressed burgers meet low-flying planes — a 1950s drive-in shack at the end of an active runway in the Columbia River Gorge, with Mount Hood on one side and Mount Adams on the other.

An improbable creek near Death Valley, not far from the oldest surviving Euro-American structure in the Mojave Desert.

A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.

The original home of the Caesar Salad.

The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

A majestic Japanese villa peculiarly towers over Hollywood Boulevard.

At 216 feet in length, this ornamental allium string is a feat to behold.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Statues pay tribute to the icons of "Killer Dana," one of California's most famous surfing towns.

A stunning modern interpretation of a Roman temple.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.