Places atomicempowerment Wants to Go

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.