Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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