Places Chaos Wants to Go

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

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

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

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

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

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.