Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.