Places clpartin Wants to Go

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.