Places Dazey Wants to Go

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

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

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.