Places jddarcy Wants to Go

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

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

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

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

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.