Places jackrockocasey Wants to Go

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.