Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Praying Hands
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Los Angeles, California
Marciano Art Foundation
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Los Angeles, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
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Mission Viejo, California
Oso Creek Fairy Trail
This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.
Los Angeles, California
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Los Angeles, California
Historic Street Lighting Museum
The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.
Los Angeles, California
Angelus Temple
Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
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Los Angeles, California
almighty Opp
A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
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Los Angeles, California
Café Jack
A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.
Saudi Arabia
Mount Horeb
Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
St. Catherine's Monastery
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Permanently Closed
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
End of the World Cinema
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Cairo, Egypt
Monastery of Saint Simon
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Cairo, Egypt
The Cairo Genizah
Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
Desert Breath
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Egypt
White Desert
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Ione, California
Preston Castle
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
Winters, California
The Lonely Parking Meter
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Davis, California
Bohart Museum of Entomology
This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
Davis, California
Solar Intersections
Outsider art or homage to aliens?
Permanently Closed
Woodland, California
Valley Oak Wool and Fiber Mill
Wool processing mill in an unlikely location.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento Locomotive Works
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Holland, Michigan
Tulip Time Festival
Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.
