Places ccw Wants to Go

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The magic's in the hole!

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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

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

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.