Places irltrent Wants to Go

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"