Places maquid Wants to Go

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.