Places ravendragonwing Wants to Go

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."