Places exvine Wants to Go

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.