Places lelandbuck Wants to Go

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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.

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

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

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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