Places thedaddyofboom Wants to Go

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.