Places colins Wants to Go

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.