Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.