Places clpartin Wants to Go

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

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

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.