Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

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

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

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

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

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.