Places theskadicts Wants to Go

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

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

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

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

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.