Places dustylibraries Wants to Go

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A classic theatre located along a desolate Montana road.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.