Places lacylewwright Wants to Go

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

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

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.