Places daratheodora Wants to Go

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.