Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."