Places heathersfour Wants to Go

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.