Places Ryshili Wants to Go

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

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

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

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.