Places sfmichelearmstrong Wants to Go

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Where one of Greenpoint's "five black arts" was practiced.