Places RakelOm Wants to Go

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.