Places lydiasee Wants to Go

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

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

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

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.