Places clouddottir Wants to Go

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.