Places limikoleit Wants to Go

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Because there's no place like home.