Culver City, California
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Simi Valley, California
Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Simi Valley, California
House of the Book
A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.
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Agoura Hills, California
Western Town at Paramount Ranch
An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.
Agoura Hills, California
M*A*S*H Filming Location
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Calabasas, California
Malibu Hindu Temple
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
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Los Angeles, California
Giant Scissors
Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.
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Los Angeles, California
My Brother's Bar-B-Q Cow
A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.
Los Angeles, California
Old Trapper's Lodge Statues
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Pasadena, California
Mount Wilson Observatory
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Topanga, California
Hidden Treasures
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Los Angeles, California
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
Great Wall of Los Angeles
One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Glendale, California
Forest Lawn Cemetery
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Los Angeles, California
Mel Brooks Handprint
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
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Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome
A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
‘Urban Light’
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
