Places mcsoks Wants to Go

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.