Places jenalltop Wants to Go

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Antiques by the Bay.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

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

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

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

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

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.

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

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.