Los Angeles, California
Venice Beach Poet's Monument
The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Point Vicente Lighthouse
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Los Angeles, California
The El Segundo Butterfly Preserve
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Hawthorne, California
SpaceX Space Cheese
The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.
Hawthorne, California
The Beach Boys Childhood Home
The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.
Manhattan Beach, California
Light Gate
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
