Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

It would be a crime to miss it.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

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

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.