Places westcoastspirit Wants to Go

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.