The Explorations of the Los Angeles Explorers’ Guild
How to Explore Los Angeles
Below you’ll find a list of our latest forays into the wilds of Los Angeles. If you are looking for something in particular, try this search bar:
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Alta Cienega Motel: The Other Morrison Hotel
It’s been called the most disgusting hotel in Los Angeles. It’s also been called a must-see destination for any serious fan of The Doors. No, it’s not Morrison Hotel. It’s Jim Morrison’s final home in West Hollywood.
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Sister Cities of Los Angeles
In Downtown Los Angeles you’ll find a monument acknowledging all of the cities throughout the world who share kinship with Los Angeles.
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Behind the Hollywood Sign
We all know the story behind the Hollywood Sign. But this is the story of how to get behind the Hollywood Sign.
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Wreck of the Dominator
Along the shore below the cliffs of Palos Verdes Estates, you can visit the rusting remnants of a ship that ran aground at this spot in 1961.
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The Munch Box
In Chatsworth you’ll find one of the last classic roadside burger stands in Los Angeles.
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The Photo Shoot
In Beverly Hills, you’ll find the statue of a man photographing a woman, a boy, and a dog in front of a replica of the Giorgio Beverly Hills storefront.
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A Walk Down Ord Street
Ord Street is a relatively short street in the heart of Chinatown, but it’s legacy reaches back to the pueblo’s first move toward commercialization.
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Frank Glass and Grace E. Simons Memorial Sculpture
Located at a site that offers one of the best views of the Los Angeles Skyline, you’ll find an unusual and much neglected sculpture honoring a husband and wife credited for saving Elysian Park.
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Nethercutt Museum
In Sylmar, you’ll find a building that contains one of the greatest collections of classic cars in the entire world. And visiting the place is free.
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Elysian Park Secret Swing (No More)
On top of a ridge in Elysian Park overlooking Frogtown, there was once a swing hanging from a tree.
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Stair Candy: The Silver Lake Heart Stairs
In Silver Lake, you’ll find a set of concrete steps frequently painted with hearts and bright colors.
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Gateway to Los Angeles
Spanning The 101 Freeway at Los Angeles Street and Main Street, you will find two sculptures that work in concert to greet newcomers to the City of Los Angeles.
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Pasadena Robinson Memorial
Just outside Pasadena City Hall, you’ll find two giant heads — one of baseball player Jackie Robinson and the other of Olympic athlete Mack Robinson.
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Running with the Grunions: How to Attend a California Grunion Run
Along Southern California beaches, on certain nights of the month in spring and summer, you can watch thousands of silvery fish throw themselves onto the beach to spawn.
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City Hall Observation Deck
In Downtown Los Angeles you can take in a panoramic view of the entire city from atop Los Angeles City Hall for free.
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The Last Payphone Before the Forest
On a lonely road in Altadena, just before you enter the Angeles National Forest, you’ll come across one of the last working payphones in Los Angeles.
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Bob’s Market
In Echo Park, you’ll find one of the most famous movie markets of all time.
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Bust of José de San Martin
In the middle of a traffic island along a hectic street just outside of Beverly Hills, you can find a tribute to the father of Chile, Peru, and Argentina.
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La Placita: La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
In Downtown Los Angeles, where the modern city was founded by 44 pobladores from Mexico, you’ll find the oldest church in Los Angeles.
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Donut Watch: Strawberry Donut from Donut Man
In Claremont, along Historic Route 66, you’ll find The Donut Man, home of the city-famous Strawberry Donut.
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UCLA Meteorite Gallery
Inside a third-floor room of UCLA’s Geology Building, you’ll find a display of more than 100 meteorites.
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Seat of Design: Second Largest Chair in Los Angeles
Outside the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, you’ll find the second largest chair in Los Angeles.
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Jack’s Candy
In Downtown Los Angeles you can visit a huge warehouse space filled with almost endless varieties of candy.
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Justice Brothers Automotive Collection
In Duarte you’ll find an impressive collection of vintage race cars, motorcycles, experimental automobiles, and racing memorabilia.
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