Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

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

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.