Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Half of a house.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.