Places Qbeing Wants to Go

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

A repository of Pasadena history.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.