Places benjaminharmon1 Wants to Go

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

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

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

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

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

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.