Places varmicon Wants to Go

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

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

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A turqoise shack off the side of the road housing "100,000 things you don't need," as their sign out front says; it's filled to the brim with an expansive collection of costume jewelry, activist pins, old postcards, expensive collector's paintings, and so, so much more.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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