Places tallackel Wants to Go

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

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

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

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

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.