Places escapechaos Wants to Go

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

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

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The freeway that never was.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

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