Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
British Columbia, Canada
This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.
Tlell, British Columbia
Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.
Boat Basin, British Columbia
Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.
Homer, Alaska
The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.
Redmond, Oregon
Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Fremont, California
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Pullman, Washington
A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.
Sitges, Spain
Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca.
Paris, France
Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.