Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

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

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.