Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

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

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

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.