Places meltingknight Wants to Go

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

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

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.