Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

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

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

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

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

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

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

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

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

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

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

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

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

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

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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