Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.