Places Kringle Wants to Go

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

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

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

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The last of its kind in the country.

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

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.