Places zacharymbest Wants to Go

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This memorial to a horrific ship collision sits over a mass grave holding dozens of the victims.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.