Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.