Places wasabihands Wants to Go

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A hilltop monastery on the Greek island of Hydra.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

The front of this 17th-century cottage also contains a large, stone face.

This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.