Places Sunkissedgirl52 Wants to Go

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.

An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.