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River Under the First Bridge
An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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The Bonaventure Hotel
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.
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Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
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The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
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.
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Riverside Roundabout
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
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Great Wall of Los Angeles
One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
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Candy Cane Lane
Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.
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Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
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The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
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Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
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Highland Park Bowl
L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.
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Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
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Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
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Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
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Snow White Cottages
Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
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Heritage Square Museum
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
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Rosenheim Mansion
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
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Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
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St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
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The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
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Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
