Places chidorinagashi Wants to Go

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Russian history in San Francisco.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.