Places Ruthless1040 Wants to Go

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

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

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

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

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.