Los Angeles, California
Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Angeles, California
Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Los Angeles, California
The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
Los Angeles, California
Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
Highland Park Bowl
L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.
Los Angeles, California
Musso and Frank Grill
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
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
Chicken Boy
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Los Angeles, California
Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
Los Angeles, California
Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens
A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
Los Angeles, California
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Los Angeles, California
Velaslavasay Panorama
Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
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.
Los Angeles, California
Philosophical Research Society
A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
