Places toothbat Wants to Go

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.