Places H2SO4 Wants to Go

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

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

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

Because there's no place like home.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.