Places zydeko Wants to Go

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.