Places embeekrais Wants to Go

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

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

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.