Places katherineroland Wants to Go

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.