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Whimsical Metal Sculptures on Palms and Marco Place

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.
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Gower Gulch

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.
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Waldorf Hotel Apartments

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.
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Beyond Baroque

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.
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Parkman Murals & Mosaics

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.
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Peano's Faces of Venice Beach

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.
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Los Angeles Fire Department Museum

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.
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Traffic Circle Gondola

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.
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Kim Thai Food

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.
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Odd Fellows Cemetery

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.
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Declaration Sculpture

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.
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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.
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Venice Beach Poet's Monument

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.
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Lady Liberty Building

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
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The African American Fire Fighter Museum

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.
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Metropolitan Pit Stop

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
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King George Hotel

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.
Los Angeles, California

Fort Macarthur Museum

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.
Los Angeles, California

The LAPD Kōban

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.
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Vineyard Station Trolley Tragedy

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.
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The Babylon Court

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
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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Autry National Center

Wild West history in Hollywood style.
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Biddy Mason Memorial Park

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.