Places valinda Wants to Go

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.