Places Katbeni Wants to Go

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

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

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.