Violent
Aperitif
What the Sea Wants, the Sea Shall Have
It's a single tunnel carved through a low cliff in the Hollywood Hills and it's used for a ton of films.
A mall left to seed since 1999, recently gutted to leave a large, post-apocalyptic space used for filming.
A forgotten grotto in downtown Los Angeles from one hundred years ago is getting restored for use as a restaurant.
Old celebrity surf town near modern day LAX that was demolished and fenced off so butterflies could screw in peace.
A parked train. That's about it.
The decaying survival compound of a group of American Nazis who figured they'd ride out WWII in seclusion until the Germans won.
Child acrobats, beauty queens, food trucks, and Michael Jackson impersonators.
This Greek freighter ran aground near Los Angeles in 1961. The hike there is so shitty that nobody has ever bothered to remove the debris.
Where old survey maps, school board hearings, and death penalty appeals go to be forgotten deep under a public park.
Where soapbox racers, cyclists, art exhibits, zombie DJs, and crass commercialism all rub up against each other like teenage ravers.
Remember how the baby boomers repackaged their culture and sold it to you in the form of the New Beetle? Somebody is now doing that with Dragon's Lair and Centipede.
A lush eighteen hole golf resort just two years ago, now a great way to trespass and guarantee an hour of your evening will be dedicated to pulling briars from your clothing and hair.
A World War II rocket testing facility with one bunker still standing. Now a protected habitat for the kangaroo rat.
A house out in the middle of an offroad no man's land, miles from civilization, and a bit of an enigma to us. We just happened to spot it as we were going to another destination.
Some fifteen years ago, enthusiasts shot blanks at each other over an incredibly detailed trench battlefield. Now it is left to seed, collapsing in on itself and collecting tumbleweeds.
An exclusive natural hot spring spa that was abandoned for years and recently torn down.
Formerly connected to the downtown tunnel system, this building has seen its share of squatters and even a Prohibition-era gangster shootout.
A Frank Wright-designed glass chapel with a scenic beach overlook that hosts a mind-shearing number of weddings per year. You might have fifteen minutes to go in and admire the architecture before the next Asian fetish marriage starts.
A network of tunnels that were used to ferry money and high profile convicts between downtown buildings, then later by speakeasy patrons wishing to avoid police attention, now mostly storage and a throughway for city employees who can't be bothered to walk around the block.
An often breathtaking and sometimes insane walking exhibit spread over downtown Los Angeles that fuses art, architecture, and urban philosophy.
A series of wind-carved rock faces and tunnels in the heart of mountain lion country within peeing distance of Santa Barbara.
The remains of a castle built by one of the founders of Union-Carbide and host to some of the most incredible views you can get in southern California. New ownership is fixing it up, so see it while you can.
A tiny cave featuring the cave paintings of an extinct Native American tribe, with some additions by early white settlers. Now fenced off to keep idiots from adding their own gang signs.
An 1860s stage coach inn now serving as a restaurant and entertainment getaway in the mountains.
A 20+ mile cycling trip up and down the San Gabriel mountain range, past dead end tunnels used for nefarious purposes, mountainside correctional facilities, camps, and bungie jumping spots.