Places calton Wants to Go

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

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

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

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

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

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

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

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

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.