Places jesadair Wants to Go

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.