Places esftripod Wants to Go

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

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

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.