Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Antiques by the Bay.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.