Places Caytastrophy Wants to Go

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.