Places tlphillipson Wants to Go

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.