Places birresus Wants to Go

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.