Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.