Places shell42 Wants to Go

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.