Places downwardspiral Wants to Go

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.