Places deliafrrll Wants to Go

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

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

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.