Places Malnas Wants to Go

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.