Lancaster, California
Civic Musical Road
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.
Paris, Illinois
One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.
Summerville, Georgia
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Wellington County, Prince Edward Island
Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Lucas, Kansas
This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Guanajuato, Mexico
A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.
Pullman, Washington
A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.