Places Sarah Jones Wants to Go

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.