Places leuevo Wants to Go

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

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

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The last of its kind in the country.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.