Places JoeBenSimo Wants to Go

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

This is one really big nut.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.