Places Sun Wants to Go

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

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

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

The last of its kind in the country.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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.

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

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