Places hopemch Wants to Go

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

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

Antiques by the Bay.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.