Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Russian history in San Francisco.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.