Places jesadair Wants to Go

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.