Places lapulyssa Wants to Go

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.