Places bananachan Wants to Go

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

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

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The magic's in the hole!

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.