Places kitvishnu Wants to Go

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.