Places heathersfour Wants to Go

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.