Places yazdisi Wants to Go

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.