Places embentley1 Wants to Go

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.