Places justinra Wants to Go

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."

You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.