Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

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

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.