Places adnoid Wants to Go

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.