Places Douglas Wants to Go

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

There are no crying babies in this neck of the woods.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.