Places Douglas Wants to Go

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.