San Francisco, California
Long Now Orrery
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
San Francisco, California
A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.