Places daflores87 Wants to Go

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.