Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

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

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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