Places rubysage Wants to Go

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.

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

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

Eccentric sculptures made from repurposed materials peppers this former farm.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.