Places skdewberry Wants to Go

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

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

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.