Places GRH Wants to Go

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

One of the first sewers in the Americas.

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

Hiding in plane sight.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.