Places starvira Wants to Go

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

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

The largest drain hole in the world.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.