Places Carter Post Wants to Go

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.