Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

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

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

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

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

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

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

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

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

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

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

The largest drain hole in the world.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.