Places lisabethanderson Wants to Go

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.