Places donnatalarico Wants to Go

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

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

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.