Places norabahr5 Wants to Go

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

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

Because there's no place like home.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.