Places lisamhowe Wants to Go

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

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

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

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

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.