Places e Wants to Go

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.