Places Ryan Haupt Wants to Go

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

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.