Places Sternenfeuer Wants to Go

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

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

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

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

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.