Places empace Wants to Go

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Destructive children, start your engines.