Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.
Los Angeles, California
Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
Los Angeles, California
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
Calabasas, California
Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.
Los Angeles, California
This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
Los Angeles, California
Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.
Los Angeles, California
Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."
Los Angeles, California
This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
Los Angeles, California
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Los Angeles, California
Because there's no place like home.
Los Angeles, California
This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
Los Angeles, California
The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.
Los Angeles, California
Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
