Places jmsp Wants to Go

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

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

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.