Places dmochizuki Wants to Go

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

The artist behind this historical depiction of transportation remains a mystery.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

The last of its kind in the country.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

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

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.