Places Universoul Wants to Go

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.