Places joparkman Wants to Go

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

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

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Because there's no place like home.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.