Places Andrea Leigh Wants to Go

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.