Places Bagungus Wants to Go

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

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

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

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

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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