Places viv157 Wants to Go

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.