Places wheninroam Wants to Go

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

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

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

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.