Places Hopla Wants to Go

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

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

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