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214 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Los Angeles, California

Unusual Attractions in Los Angeles

Unique Food & Drink in Los Angeles

Upcoming Experiences Near Los Angeles

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Flirting with Love

City of Industry, California
$35 per person
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Hollywood Miniature Magic

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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Exploring Historic Homes of the Stars

Santa Monica, California
$28 per person
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Two Bit Circus Bemusement Park Tour

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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Lost and Long-Gone Graveyards of L.A.

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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The Abandoned Zoo Ruins of Griffith Park

Holllywood, Los Angeles, California
$28 per person
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A Walking Tour of Hollywood Jazz History

Los Angeles, California
$25 per person
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Explore The US Lunar Space Program

Downey, California
$30 per person
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LA River Walk

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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Guided Bug & Wine Pairing

Los Angeles, California
$50 per person
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Myth, Film, and Studio Tour

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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Scent-Making and Hollywood History

Los Angeles, California
$75 per person
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Sci Fi Sewage Sanctuary

Los Angeles, California
$30 per person
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Lasting Impressions in Print

Carson, California
$30 per person
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Clifton’s Curiosities and Cocktail Crawl

Los Angeles, California
$50 per person
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Tour Rustic Rubel Castle With A Builder

Glendora, California
$35 per person
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Go With the Glow - Heal The Bay Aquarium

Santa Monica, California
$18 per person
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Paul Kaufman Shoe Design Masterclass

Los Angeles, California
$125 per person
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It Doesn't Want to Sound Good

Los Angeles, California
$35 per person
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The Fitzroy Mausoleum at night, ready to scare visitors.

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Lists Featuring Los Angeles

Los Angeles' Top 10 Wonders of 2018
Cinespia cemetery screening at Hollywood Forever
Portal of books.
The Bradbury Building

Los Angeles’ Top 10 Wonders of 2018

The strange and unusual places Atlas Obscura readers wanted to visit most in L.A. in 2018.

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Including Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil, and The Last Bookstore

A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs
Blue Sky Mausoleum.
Darwin Martin House Complex.
Skylights on the exterior porch made of red cypress.
A restored Wright house on the Burnham Block.

A 12-Stop Road Trip of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Surprising Designs

A UFO-inspired church, a futurist gas station, and more deep cuts.

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Including Blue Sky Mausoleum, The Darwin D. Martin House, and Kentuck Knob