Places AndyH Wants to Go

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.