Places patrikd Wants to Go

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.