Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

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

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.