Places tonkazee Wants to Go

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."