Places Shastified Wants to Go

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A large instrument played by the wind.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

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

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Mexican food and folk art.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.