Places lisavaca Wants to Go

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

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

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

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

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

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

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