Places rubysage Wants to Go

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

A striking geological formation in Southern California.

Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.

A whimsical display of massive metal sculptures made from recycled materials.

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.

A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

A remote field of nearly pristine sand dunes in the heart of the Mojave Desert.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.

The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.