Fourth of July in L.A.

40 Places

Los Angeles, California

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

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Mel Brooks Handprint

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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The Babylon Court

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

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Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

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Musso and Frank Grill

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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Miniature Garden of Whimsy

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

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Samuel Freeman House

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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No Vacancy

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

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High Tower Elevator

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

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Capitol Records Building Morse Code

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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Hollywood Tower Apartments

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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Pink's Hot Dogs

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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Toto Canine Movie Star Memorial Marker

Because there's no place like home.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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

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Stone Gates of Hollywood

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

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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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John Sowden House

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

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Youngwood Court

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

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Chemosphere

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

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Los Feliz Murder Mansion

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

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Ennis House

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

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Tiki-Ti

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

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Lovell Health House

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

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Brown Derby

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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Brady Bunch Home

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

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Helios House

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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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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Beverly Hills, California

Union 76 Gas Station

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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Idle Hour

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

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Los Angeles, California

Angelus Temple

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

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Beverly Hills, California

Sheats-Goldstein House

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

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Glendale, California

Tropico Post Office

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

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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.

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Richfield Tower's Art Deco Doors

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

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Glendale, California

Adams Square Mini Park

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

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Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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Clifton's Cafeteria

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

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Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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Culver City, California

The Wende Museum

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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Inglewood, California

Randy's Donuts

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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