Places BlackCloud Wants to Go

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

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

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

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

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.