Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

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

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.