Places christabelle01 Wants to Go

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

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

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

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

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

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

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.