Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.