Places zacharymbest Wants to Go

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

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

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

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

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

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

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

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

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.