Places clairebeware Wants to Go

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The largest drain hole in the world.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.