Places Hope Wants to Go

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

The smallest country in the world.

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

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

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

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.