Places Explore and Record Wants to Go

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.