Places marksuz Wants to Go

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

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

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

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

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.