Places gposey81 Wants to Go

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Mexican food and folk art.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.