Places Spindle Wants to Go

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

A big museum full of little worlds.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.