Places clairebeware Wants to Go

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

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

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.