Places kelleenmckay Wants to Go

Oldest building in California still in use.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.