Places St0pth3n01s3 Wants to Go

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.