Places Polytropa Wants to Go

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.