Places jilliangbradshaw5 Wants to Go

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

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

A turqoise shack off the side of the road housing "100,000 things you don't need," as their sign out front says; it's filled to the brim with an expansive collection of costume jewelry, activist pins, old postcards, expensive collector's paintings, and so, so much more.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

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

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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