Places pootamadrexstl Wants to Go

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

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

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

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

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

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

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

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

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

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

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.