Places Skurkey Wants to Go

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

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

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

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

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.