Places samfsm Wants to Go

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

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

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.