Places kitvishnu Wants to Go

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

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

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Mexican food and folk art.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.