Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.