Places Pengwn Wants to Go

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.