Places clairebeware Wants to Go

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."