Places Jenisaur Wants to Go

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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