Tulelake, California
Lava Beds National Monument
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Musée Mécanique
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
The Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
San Francisco, California
Exploratorium
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Los Angeles, California
Box Canyon
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Los Angeles, California
Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Devil's Gate
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
Clifton's Cafeteria
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Yosemite National Park, California
Horsetail Fall's Firefall
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Los Angeles, California
Idle Hour
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Los Angeles, California
Rosenheim Mansion
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Tower Apartments
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Palm Springs, California
Robo Lights
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Los Angeles, California
The El Segundo Butterfly Preserve
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Los Angeles, California
Valley Relics Museum
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
