Places Cindy Cesare Wants to Go

A repository of Pasadena history.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.