Places Douglas Wants to Go

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.