Places zydeko Wants to Go

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

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