Places roadtriptammy Wants to Go

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.