Places iambe100 Wants to Go

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.