Places cconway7 Wants to Go

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

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

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

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

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

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.