Places dl42483 Wants to Go

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

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.