Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.