Places CamilleJoie Wants to Go

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

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

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

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

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.