Places Qbeing Wants to Go

A giant gun-shaped smoker.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

Mexican food and folk art.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.