Places tomwickland Wants to Go

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

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

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.