Places msfortune Wants to Go

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.