Places meltingknight Wants to Go

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

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

Because there's no place like home.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.