Places Oubliette Wants to Go

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

California's first suspension bridge.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.