Places joparkman Wants to Go

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

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

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.