Places Chaos Wants to Go

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

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

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

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

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.