Places MikeInSanFrancisco Wants to Go

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.