Places ktknoll Wants to Go

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

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

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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

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