Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Longville, Minnesota
Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Los Angeles, California
The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.
Los Angeles, California
A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.
Los Angeles, California
This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.
Los Angeles, California
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
Santa Clarita, California
No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.
Los Angeles, California
A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.
Los Angeles, California
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.