Places kyrstyn03 Wants to Go

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.