Places Caytastrophy Wants to Go

Because there's no place like home.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.