Places adnoid Wants to Go

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

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

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.