Places sarakreep Wants to Go

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Mexican food and folk art.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."