Places canlarue Wants to Go

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.