Places keepingmypma Wants to Go

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

Home to a massive collection curated by the Burbank Historical Society, this museum examines every aspect of life in the city known for aviation and the film industry.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.