Places mariahpahl Wants to Go

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.