Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
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Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
El Segundo, California
Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
Los Angeles, California
Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Port Angeles, Washington
Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Nairobi, Kenya
Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Monroe, Utah
One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.
Paris, France
Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Paris, France
Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.