Places Christopher Johnston Wants to Go

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.