Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

Behind legendary Meltdown Comics is a marker for an engineered musical roadway of the Tehachapi, the great road builders of Kcymaerxthaere.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

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.

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

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.