Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

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

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

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

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.