Places Highway to Mel Wants to Go

Pay your respects to three butterfat queens.

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

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

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

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.