Cool Things To Do in Los Angeles
If you are looking for cool things to do, Los Angeles is a fertile hunting ground for offbeat, unusual and generally awesome activities and places. It seems that the allure of the laid-back alternative lifestyle here in Southern California has been like fly paper for oddball personalities and their sometimes obscure pass-times. The result is the accumulation of cool and weird stuff in the area.
This list starts with the Hollyhock House, a major work by the genius Frank Lloyd Wright, who operated his office out Los Angeles during the 20s and 30s and is responsible for a large number of buildings in the area. The Hollyhock House is notable for its Mayan influences; it also directly anticipated Frank Lloyd Wright's well-known textile block houses.
A more humbler builder is present via locale number five, the Watts Towers. Simon Rodia labored for more than 30 years to build this world famous example of vernacular architecure/outsider art. Adjacent to the towers is the Watts Towers Art Center.
The rest of this top 10 list continues with various idiosyncratic locales. Locale number three, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, is famous for helping to revive the cabinet of curiousities movement. Ghandi's ashes can be found at locale number ten. And in number six, I have included the famous Sunset Strip, a fun and energy-filled place to visit (although parking can be hard to find).
This list starts with the Hollyhock House, a major work by the genius Frank Lloyd Wright, who operated his office out Los Angeles during the 20s and 30s and is responsible for a large number of buildings in the area. The Hollyhock House is notable for its Mayan influences; it also directly anticipated Frank Lloyd Wright's well-known textile block houses.
A more humbler builder is present via locale number five, the Watts Towers. Simon Rodia labored for more than 30 years to build this world famous example of vernacular architecure/outsider art. Adjacent to the towers is the Watts Towers Art Center.
The rest of this top 10 list continues with various idiosyncratic locales. Locale number three, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, is famous for helping to revive the cabinet of curiousities movement. Ghandi's ashes can be found at locale number ten. And in number six, I have included the famous Sunset Strip, a fun and energy-filled place to visit (although parking can be hard to find).
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park
1765 East 107th Street
Nations best known folk art sculpture...
Fern Dell Trail
2150 Fern Dell Drive
(also known as Ferndell) Short shady walk along a stream featuring 50 types of ferns...
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