Places maxvaughn Wants to Go

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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

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

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

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.