Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.