Places melscottca Wants to Go

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The original home of the Caesar Salad.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Peek inside Howard Hughes' garage at this Hollywood-themed art installation.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.