Places cconway7 Wants to Go

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

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

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.