Places jilliangbradshaw5 Wants to Go

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

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

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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