Places Oubliette Wants to Go

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.