Culver City, California
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Twentynine Palms, California
The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
Banning, California
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Burlingame, California
A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.