Places CLed1024 Wants to Go

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.