Places katherineroland Wants to Go

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

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

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.