Places zydeko Wants to Go

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

The freeway that never was.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

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

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.