Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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

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

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

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

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.