Places Mago Wants to Go

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

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

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.