Places VeeP916 Wants to Go

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.