Places varmicon Wants to Go

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.