Places agoalex Wants to Go

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

The last Americana on Route 66.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.