Places Sun Wants to Go

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

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

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

Mexican food and folk art.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.