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Chandelier Tree
Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Eagle Rock
The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
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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.
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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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Autry National Center
Wild West history in Hollywood style.
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Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
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almighty Opp
A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
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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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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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Ballerina Clown
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
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The Pasadena Veloway
A Bicycle Path in the Sky.
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Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
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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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The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
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The Tonga Hut
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
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Heritage Square Museum
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
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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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Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
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Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
