Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

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

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

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

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.