Places vaquitalove Wants to Go

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Because there's no place like home.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.