Places meltingknight Wants to Go

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.