Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

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

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.