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Travel Town Museum
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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King George Hotel
Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
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The Many Plaques of Buster Keaton Studios
The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.
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Los Angeles Fire Department Museum
Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.
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Fine Arts Building Atrium
A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.
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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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Table 31 at Tam O’Shanter
Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.
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Mt. Hollywood Tunnel
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
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Aetherius Society's American Headquarters
"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."
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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.
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LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
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Marciano Art Foundation
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
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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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Metropolitan Pit Stop
This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
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Norton Sales Inc.
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
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Camera Collection at the American Society of Cinematographers
Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.
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Brady Bunch Home
The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.
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Nethercutt Collection and Museum
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
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The Munch Box
A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
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Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens
This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.
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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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Historic Street Lighting Museum
The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.
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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.
