Places allykmata Wants to Go

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.