Places emileedanielson Wants to Go

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.