Places ambermriley Wants to Go

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The man who wasn't there.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.