Places Riot Leviathan Wants to Go

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.