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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.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall
Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.
Los Angeles, California
Brown Derby
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
Velaslavasay Panorama
Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.
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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
Lady Liberty Building
A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Los Angeles, California
Fine Arts Building Atrium
A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Old Warner Bros. Theatre Inside Downtown Jewelry Exchange
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Los Angeles, California
Richfield Tower's Art Deco Doors
Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.
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Clifton's Cafeteria
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
St. Vincent Court
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Los Angeles, California
Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Biddy Mason Memorial Park
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
Los Angeles, California
Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
Triforium
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Barcelona, Spain
Monasterio de Pedralbes
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Barcelona, Spain
Bellesguard
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Barcelona, Spain
Bunkers of Carmel
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Calder Mercury Fountain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Barcelona, Spain
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
Jardins de les 3 Xemeneies
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
