Places opaellunea Wants to Go

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.