Places clhooper60 Wants to Go

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."