Places Qbeing Wants to Go

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A desert community’s history is captured by this collection of artifacts and memorabilia.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

This wooden statue commemorates a man who spent nearly 40 years waving hello to the people of Laguna Beach.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.