Places helitua Wants to Go

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.