Places flaneux Wants to Go

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

The world's only official college program focused on "clown therapy."

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

A geometric jumble of homes.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.