Places bgannetta Wants to Go

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.