Places raquel9e Wants to Go

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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