Places redpessima Wants to Go

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.