Places posturethecat Wants to Go

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

The only place in the world where vehicles for an obsolete form of transportation are still built.

100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.

A studio and gallery bursting with thousands of artworks by artists with disabilities.

The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.

A striking geological formation in Southern California.

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.