Places dearestnature Wants to Go

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

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

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

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

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.