Places ambermriley Wants to Go

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

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

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

Because there's no place like home.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.