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Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.
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Cakeland.LA
A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.
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Velveteria
The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.
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'América Tropical'
One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
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Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
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Lady Liberty Building
A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
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Old Warner Bros. Theatre Inside Downtown Jewelry Exchange
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
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St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
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Clifton's Cafeteria
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
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The Last Bookstore
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
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Biddy Mason Memorial Park
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
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Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
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Farmacia Y Botanica Million Dollar
Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.
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Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
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Wells Fargo History Museum
Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.
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'The History of World Commerce'
A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.
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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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Richfield Tower's Art Deco Doors
Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.
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Chase Mosaic Movie Montages
This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.
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Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
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Crossroads of the World
A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.
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Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
