Places cconway7 Wants to Go

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

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

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

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

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.