Places gdm584 Wants to Go

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

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

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.