Places jekinthebox Wants to Go

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

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

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"