Places alexisr Wants to Go

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.