Places Minene Wants to Go

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

A large instrument played by the wind.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.