Places johannes42 Wants to Go

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

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

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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.

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

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

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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 neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.