Los Angeles is not only the skyscrapers and the stars of Hollywood.
But, not all these places are on the territory of the city itself.
1. Chapel of the Wanderers (Wayfarers Chapel)
Location: Rancho Palos Verdes
This beautiful church overlooking the Pacific Ocean was furnished with the son of Frank Lloyd Wright (Lloyd Wright), in the late 1940s. If you watched the series "Lonely Hearts", then you could see this church in the first, second and fourth seasons.
2. Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens (Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens)
Location: San Marino
This magnificent research institute has an impressive collection of European art of the 18th and 19th centuries. The library is also surrounded by 120 acres of Botanical Gardens, which include the huge "Desert Garden" and the majestic "Japanese Garden".
3. The House of Eames (Eames House)
Location: Pacific Palisades
This historic landmark was created by Charles and Ray Eames in 1949 as a house that harmonized with nature and met the needs of people after World War II. This house was modernized by Ice Cube.
4. Getty Villa (The Getty Villa)
Location: Pacific Palisades
Getty Villa is part of the larger J. Paul Getty Museum and serves as an educational center for ancient Greek and Roman art. It is also home to the UCLA Master's Program (University of California, Los Angeles) in Archeology and Ethnography.
5. Mount Baden-Powell (Mount Baden-Powell)
Location: San Gabriel Mountains
From the mountains of Baden-Powell, you have an incredible view of such landscapes that you are unlikely to find anywhere else in Los Angeles. These mountains are ideal for hiking, they were named after Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts Movement in 1907.
6. Building Bradbury or Bradbury-Building (Bradbury Building)
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
This famous architectural landmark was shown in more than 63 feature films and TV shows, including Blade Runner, 500 Days of Summer, Chinatown, Dead on Demand and Artist. It is also the oldest commercial building in the city.
7. The shrine of the Lake of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Location: Pacific Palisades
This "spiritual sanctuary" was founded in the 1950 guru of meditation by Paramahansa Yogananda and is home to a huge number of plants and animals from all corners of the globe. It is an extremely popular destination among tourists who want to relax and find peace of mind in their life.
8. The last bookstore (The Last Bookstore)
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
"The Last Bookstore" is California's largest new bookshop, but it's already very popular with book lovers thanks to its impressive collection of books and a relaxing atmosphere. There are also arranged musical performances, meetings of various communities and lovers of literature.
9. Gardens of Virginia Robinson (Virginia Robinson Gardens)
Location: Beverly Hills
This chic estate was the private residence of Virginia Dryden Robinson and her husband, Harry Winchester Robinson, who was the heir of "Robinson & Co". The home gardens are now run by the District of Los Angeles and they are open to public excursions.
10. Watts Towers
Location: South of Los Angeles
These beautiful sculptures were built for 33 years (1921 - 1954) by the Italian immigrant Sabato ("Simon") Rodia. The structure was originally called "Nuestro Pueblo" ("Nuestro Pueblo"), meaning "our city".
11. Descanso Gardens
Location: La Cañada Flintridge
This 150-acre botanical garden is especially popular nearer to Easter, when tulips are only blooming. Also popular for visits are: a lilac garden, a Japanese tea house and a bird sanctuary.
12. Murphy Ranch
Location: Canyon Rustic
This abandoned Nazi base was built in 1933 by Winona and Norman Stevens. Soon the base was equipped with a diesel power station, a 375,000-gallon water tank, a giant meat refrigerator, 22 bedrooms and a bomb shelter. The site now belongs to the city of Los Angeles, and despite repeated calls for its demolition, it remains a popular tourist attraction for travelers and tourists.
13. The Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy)
Location: San Gabriel Mountains
Mount San Antonio (or Bald Mountain) is a great place to relax from everyday city life, and for refreshing after the hot Los Angeles.
14. Malibu Creek State Park
Location: Calabasas
Malibu Creek National Park is a charming vacation spot for residents of Los Angeles and is a favorite location for the 20th Century Fox studio. The park can be seen in the "Planet of the Apes", "Butch Cassidy", "Pleasantville", etc.
15. Library and Museum. president Ronald Reagan (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum)
Location: Simi Valley
Visiting this museum, you have a great opportunity to learn more about the 40th US president and moreover, you can board the Air Force One in the library. Ronald Reagan.
16. The Peak of Sandstone (Sandstone Peak)
Location: mountains in Santa Monica
From Sandstone Peak, the most unforgettable view opens, which can only be found in sunny, southern California. The place is ideal for travelers, rock climbers and all nature lovers.
17. The sunken city (Sunken City)
Location: San Pedro
This place appeared in 1929, when a landslide dumped many houses into the ocean. It is also close to several other famous destinations for tourists: San Pedro, Lighthouse Fermin Point, Cabrillo Beach and Korean Friendship Bell.