Places alexisr Wants to Go

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

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

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.