Places ipinguping Wants to Go

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.