Bradford Johansen's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
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Phantasma Gloria

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
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Clifton's Cafeteria

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
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Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
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Bronson Cave

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
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Old Zoo Picnic Area

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
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Sunken City

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
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Bradbury Building

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
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The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
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The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.