Places haumart Wants to Go

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

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

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.