Table of contents

Foreword

1_The 2nd Street Tunnel |
Basking in the glow of traffic

2_Adams Pack Station |
“Haulin’ ass since 1936”

3_Amèrica Tropical |
A long-lost triumph rediscovered

4_Angelus Temple |
Step right up to hear a tale both wondrous and true

5_Audubon Center |
Into the wild

6_Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook |
A different point of view

7_Berendo Stairs to the Griffith Observatory |
Stairway to the stars

8_Biddy Mason Memorial |
From slave to wealthy landowner

9_Bluewhale |
Hitting all the right notes

10_The Bob Baker Marionette Theater |
The art of pulling strings

11_Boone Children’s Gallery |
Where anyone can make their mark

12_Brady Bunch House |
Here’s the story of a house called Brady

13_Bukowski’s Bungalow |
Home of a dirty old man

14_Bulgarini Gelato |
A taste of Rome in LA

15_The Bunny Museum |
Hare hoarding

16_California Institute of Abnormalarts |
Gaffs! Wonders! Truth! Illusion!

17_Candelas Guitars |
Guitar heroes

18_Catalina Tile |
Chewing gum, red clay, sun, and sea

19_The Charlie Hotel |
If only the walls could talk

20_CicLAvia |
Pedal power

21_Cindy’s Diner |
Site of the original cheeseburger

22_Clifton’s Cafeteria |
An homage to kitsch and kindness

23_Corita Art Center |
Nun with a mission

24_The Cowboy Palace Saloon |
Where honky-tonk and horses still reign

25_Demonstration Gardens at Theodore Payne |
Go native!

26_Descanso’s Ancient Forest |
The land before flowers

27_Discovery Room at the NHM |
Don’t just look – touch

28_Drum Barracks Civil War Museum |
When camels roamed the west

29_The Dude’s Bungalow |
“Does this place look like I’m married?”

30_Echo Mountain Resort |
Los Angeles has ruins too! Seriously, it does!

31_Echo Park Lake |
A heartwarming tale of stealing the right thing

32_Edelweiss Chocolates |
Where Lucy’s lightbulb lit up

33_The Edison |
Like stepping into a glass of whiskey

34_Egyptian Theatre |
Home of the first movie premiere

35_El Segundo Butterfly Preserve |
A site for winged creatures, great and small

36_Evergreen Cemetery |
All comers accepted

37_Fast and Furious Home |
Living life a quarter mile at a time

38_Fire Pits at Dockweiler Beach |
Vanity of the bonfire

39_Frank Gehry’s Residence |
Where the master architect makes his bed

40_Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation |
Home is where the art is

41_Front Porch Farmstand |
Family farming in the city

42_Gaam Karaoke |
Noreabang until the sun comes up

43_Gower Gulch |
Calling all cowboys!

44_Griffith J. Griffith Statue |
Ode to a deranged philanthropist

45_Hare Krishna Cultural Center |
A feast for the soul

46_Harvey House |
The last stop for a groundbreaking designer

47_Heritage Square Museum |
A sanctuary for homes

48_Highland Gardens Hotel |
Where Joplin spent her final night

49_Highland Park Bowl |
Booze and a bowl, no prescription required

50_Holyland Exhibition |
Treasures of the real Indiana Jones?

51_Homestead Museum |
The saga of an old LA family

52_Idle Hour |
A barrel of fun

53_Inspiration Point at Will Rogers State Park |
A ranch to riches story

54_Institute for Art and Olfaction |
Making scents

55_It’s a Wrap! |
As seen on TV

56_Judson Studios |
A light shines through it

57_Kayaking on the Los Angeles River |
Big-city rapids

58_L.A. Derby Dolls |
Classic banked roller derby with a modern twist

59_Leo Politi Mural |
Painting over the past

60_Libros Schmibros |
A book and a cozy nook

61_Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society |
Where Ray Bradbury got his start

62_Machine Project |
The art of making

63_Moore Lab of Zoology |
Birds of a feather flocked together

64_Mosaic Tile House |
A million little pieces

65_Mount Wilson Observatory |
A star-studded event

66_Museum of Broken Relationships |
Art of the broken heart

67_Museum of Death |
To live and die in LA

68_Museum of Jurassic Technology |
A cabinet of curiosities

69_Music Box Staircase |
What goes up must come down

70_The Musical Road |
Hi-yo Silver!

71_Neon Retro Arcade |
The greatest hits of coin-op video games

72_The Nethercutt Collection and Museum |
Every car will break your heart

73_New Beverly Cinema |
Something old, new, borrowed, and blue

74_Norton Simon Museum |
Portrait of a lady, by a lady

75_Orcutt Ranch |
The oldest citrus orchard in town

76_The Original Los Angeles Subway Terminal |
Lost but not forgotten

77_Pasadena City College Flea Market |
Trash and treasure

78_Pasadena Model Railroad Club |
A giant miniature world

79_Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens |
Find your self

80_Philippe’s |
Send in the clowns!

81_Plaza |
Where machismo is a wallflower

82_Poketo at the Line Hotel |
Art for your everyday

83_Royal Palms Beach Tide Pools |
Down by the sea

84_Runyon Canyon |
A walk above it all

85_San Antonio Winery |
Prohibition survivor

86_Santa Anita Stables & Jockey Clubhouse |
Follow in the hoofsteps of Seabiscuit

87_Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area |
Dam it all

88_The Schindler House |
Quintessential California living

89_Serra Springs |
Where sacred waters still flow

90_Shumei Retreat House |
From literary nest to spiritually blessed

91_Silent Movie Theatre |
[Scream!]

92_Skeletons in the Closet |
Macabre merch

93_The Source Restaurant |
Peace, love, and sprouts

94_Stoney Point |
The boulder approach

95_Sugihara Sculpture |
The power of one

96_Surfrider Beach |
Dude, here rolls the perfect wave

97_Tam’s Burgers #21 |
Come for the gangsta history, stay for the fries

98_Terminal Annex Murals |
Perfectly preserved government-funded art

99_Time Travel Mart |
“Wherever you are, we’re already then.”

100_Tonga Hut |
Return of the killer zombie

101_Trapeze School New York |
Look Ma, no hands!

102_VDL Research House II |
Ashes to ashes

103_The Velaslavasay Panorama |
The precursor to motion pictures

104_Velveteria |
Plush art gets fresh start

105_Venice Art Walls |
Where it’s okay to spray

106_Vineland Drive-In |
Just like when Grandma and Grandpa were kids

107_Walt’s Barn |
Where Mr. Disney’s imagination wandered

108_West Hollywood Park Tennis Courts |
Practice your groundstrokes on a rooftop

109_Wildlife Waystation |
Lions and tigers and bears

110_The Wishing Well |
A symbol of renewal

111_York Boulevard |
The coolest shopping street you’ve never heard of

Gallery

Maps