Places Nicola B Wants to Go

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

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

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.