Places cconway7 Wants to Go

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.