Rome, Italy
Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital)
A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')
Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.
Rome, Italy
Gelateria dei Gracchi
Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.
Rome, Italy
The Water Clock
This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.
Rome, Italy
Profondo Rosso
Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.
Corning, New York
Corning Museum of Glass
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Joshua Tree, California
Desert View Conservation Area
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Los Angeles, California
Whimsical Metal Sculptures on Palms and Marco Place
Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.
Los Angeles, California
Mt. Hollywood Tunnel
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Los Angeles, California
Old Trapper's Lodge Statues
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Los Angeles, California
The Munch Box
A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Los Angeles, California
Ballerina Clown
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
Egasse-Braasch House
The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sculpture Garden
This collector's home is a constant work in progress.
Los Angeles, California
Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Los Angeles, California
Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Los Angeles, California
The Masque
The remains of the first punk club in L.A.
Los Angeles, California
‘Urban Light’
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
Mosaic Tile House
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Los Angeles, California
Phantasma Gloria
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Los Angeles, California
Garden of Oz
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
