Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Antiques by the Bay.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.