Places Qbeing Wants to Go

A striking geological formation in Southern California.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The largest drain hole in the world.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.