Places j3taylor Wants to Go

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

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A Community Cornerstone.

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.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

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

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.