Places embeekrais Wants to Go

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

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

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

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

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.