Places cblackl2000 Wants to Go

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

A Community Cornerstone.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

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

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.