Places kyrstyn03 Wants to Go

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

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

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

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

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

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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