Places adnoid Wants to Go

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.