Places lacylewwright Wants to Go

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

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

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.