Places posturethecat Wants to Go

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

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

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

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.