Places icarus404 Wants to Go

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.