Places Oubliette Wants to Go

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

The last Americana on Route 66.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.