Places NixOfNowhere Wants to Go

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.

At the base of Peña de Bernal, a small business keeps evidence of alleged extraterrestrial visitors on display.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.