Places SL Wants to Go

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

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

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.