Places Ramika Wants to Go

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

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

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

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

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

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.