Places cdanesh Wants to Go

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.