Places strangersigh Wants to Go

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.