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Los Angeles, California
The Babylon Court
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Angeles, California
Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Los Angeles, California
Great Wall of Los Angeles
One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Los Angeles, California
Room 8 the Cat Mural
Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
Los Angeles, California
‘Urban Light’
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
Crossroads of the World
A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.
Landers, California
The Integratron
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Breakfast Club
Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.
Los Angeles, California
Bob Hope Grave and Memorial Garden
The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.
El Segundo, California
Old Town Music Hall
The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.
Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Desert Hot Springs, California
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Pioneertown, California
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Yucca Valley, California
Desert Christ Park
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
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Yucca Valley, California
Bob's Crystal Cave
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Glendale, California
Rockhaven Sanitarium
Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.
Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
Mr. Ed's Home
A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Bronson Cave
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Los Angeles, California
Candy Cane Lane
Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.
