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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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The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign
A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.
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High Tower Elevator
Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.
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Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
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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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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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Riverside Roundabout
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
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Two Bit Circus Micro-Amusement Park
A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.
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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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Norton Sales Inc.
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
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Nethercutt Collection and Museum
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
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Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
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Helios House
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
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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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Altadena, California
The Bunny Museum
"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.
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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.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Los Angeles, California
Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
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Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Los Angeles, California
Petersen Automotive Vault
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
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St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Los Angeles, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Los Angeles, California
Valley Relics Museum
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
