Places johnbins Wants to Go

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

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

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

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

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

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

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.