Places GRH Wants to Go

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

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.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.