Places rubysage Wants to Go

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Because there's no place like home.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.