Places barneck Wants to Go

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

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

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A statue commemorating the island's tradition of dancing dwarves in Napoleon hats.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.