Places aliinwonderland Wants to Go

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

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

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.