Places duano Wants to Go

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

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

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.