Places cicirude Wants to Go

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

The former home of silent film star Harry Carry.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

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.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

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

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.