Places ElisePoulain Wants to Go

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

This bright yellow bridge is a true engineering feat.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.