Lowell, Massachusetts
Jack Kerouac Park
A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Indio, California
Shields Date Garden
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Pasadena, California
Vroman's Bookstore
Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.
Pasadena, California
Colorado Street Bridge
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Los Angeles, California
Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
San Francisco, California
Westin St. Francis Hotel
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.
Baker, California
Alien Fresh Jerky
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Pasadena, California
Mount Wilson Observatory
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Beverly Hills, California
Spadena House
Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."
Anaheim, California
Disneyland's Club 33
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Inglewood, California
Randy's Donuts
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Permanently Closed
Beverly Hills, California
24-Hour-Sprinkles
Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
San Simeon, California
Hearst Castle
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Wayfarers Chapel
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Los Angeles, California
St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
New York, New York
Burger Joint
Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
