Places flaneux Wants to Go

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.