Places darrelmw Wants to Go

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Mexican food and folk art.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.

An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.