Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

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

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

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

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.