Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.