Places ceclausen Wants to Go

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

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

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

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

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.