Places adnoid Wants to Go

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.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

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

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

A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.

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

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.