Places ambermriley Wants to Go

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

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.