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    Ieda A.

    Free art is the best Optical illusion! Love to go to LACMA especially on free days/ hours for adults and kids but the public art or outdoor art is always free to enjoy.

    Viewed from the bottom of the east side of the ramp.
    Norm K.

    I was intrigued by Michael Heiser's plan to find the perfect boulder and have it moved to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from the Riverside, California area where the boulder was quarried. In a multi-day time period, using a vehicle built around the boulder, the boulder was moved only at night from Riverside to Los Angeles. Imagine the logistics of moving a 340 ton boulder that is 21.5 feet tall to its final viewing spot at LACMA. The first months after it was placed at LACMA, I made the stop to see it and every time I have been at LACMA since, I always take the opportunity to glance around the back of the Resnick Pavilion to take a look at Levitated Mass. When you walk down the ramp from either the east or the west, the boulder doesn't seem to be levitated. Standing underneath it, you get an idea of its immense size. The levitation element for me comes into play when I look at the boulder at ground level and it appears like it's hanging in the air. It is one of those oddities of artists that needs to be seen again and again for a full appreciation.

    Very cool!
    Nadine C.

    Thanks to Craig Y. for telling us about this Landmark at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)! It's so cool and there's no admission fee! We just had to pay for metered street parking. It looks like a small rock from a distance, but when you get up close, da buggah is ginormous! You go try come see! Whoa! (Sorry da pidgin come out when I get excited lai dat!) LOL! You going like 'em if you spock 'em. Jus' come fo' visit da same time you check out Urban Lights. Das one nother one das free. No worries, brah! Hang loose! Make sure you bring your charger fo' yo' phone cuz you going take plenny pictures. ..fo' reals! Mahalo!

    The Levitated Mass
    Alana M.

    What is so great about a huge rock which looks like it is floating in the air? Give it a sort of interesting name and everyone wants to see it! This is a stone's throw from the museums at LACMA, on the same property. You don't need a ticket to view it, go for free. There is a walkway under the Levitated Mass where you can walk underneath it. We came, we saw, and we took pictures (twice)! Plenty of them! We had fun trying to make it look like we were holding up the rock with one hand or a finger!

    Gloria R.

    I remember watching tidbits on the news of this giant boulder travel from Riverside to LA, having no idea of what it was for at the time. Later, I saw that it was going to be a sculpture at LACMA. The artist Michael Heizer first conceived of this work in 1968, and found a 120-ton boulder in 1969, but due to technical difficulties he was unable to complete it. Turns out that Michael Heizer has another "Levitated Mass" sculpture in New York at the entrance of the former IBM building. In 2006, he found a bigger boulder, and after years of obtaining permits and finding equipment to carry this 340-ton boulder, his original creation would become reality. This sculpture is huge and amazing to say the least. I had brought my aunt and cousin who were visiting from Korea to see some American museums while in LA. They love the beauty of the Grand Canyon and so when they saw Levitated Mass they were in awe of the behemoth of a boulder! This particular installation is free to see and parking (on the street) is as well on Sundays. I would definitely check it out while touring LACMA.

    Craig Y.

    Finally after a long time of wanting to see this big ole huge rock that had to be transported on a tractor trailer truck driving through LA shutting down streets and all over the news etc. I said I must see this thing so here I am really cool. When walking towards it you look and say that's the rock it from afar it doesn't look that big then as you get closer to it wow it's pretty big and looks heavy. It's pretty cool to see this thing suspended by the concrete railing. It is definitely a sight to see.

    Corey H.

    Not all too sure what can be said about a massive rock art installation other than holy cow that's a big rock!!! Come on a slower day to get awesome pictures holding up the rock!!!

    Janet N.

    Beautiful installation located a good walking distance away from LACMA. It's illusion of being levitated is best viewed from a distance, but is nothing short of amazing with it's immense size once you're standing right below the 340 ton boulder. It's simplistic, but excites curiosity on the piece itself.

    Came here to see the huge levitated mass on a Sunday evening, and wow it is huge!! At first, it may not seem like much, but once you're under it, it's just amazing how the rock sits perfectly. Not a must see in LA, but if you're in the area or going to Urban Light, then why not?

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    1st Street Bridge

    4.8(8 reviews)
    7.5 miDowntown

    Forgot to mention super easy to get there on Metro E line to the Pico/Aliso station. There are also…read morea number of cool bars and taqueria places in the area for a great ELA beginners experience (or if you ride to the end of E, there's dim sum in Alhambra or the beach in Santa Monica.)

    The 1st Street Bridge, officially the 1st Street Viaduct, is a beautiful old bridge. By…read more"beautiful," I don't mean pretty; it's not a pretty bridge by any stretch of the imagination, but it serves its purpose in a no-frills way, and it reminds me of the Downtown L.A. I grew up with, a sometimes scary but always fascinating place dominated by imposing physical structures of steel and concrete. The East L.A. Interchange and everything around it seemed intent on delivering millions of cars into and out of Downtown as brutally efficiently as possible, with no regard for the local neighborhoods (or the people who lived in them), the physical environment, or even the L.A. River itself. Unlike its flashy new neighbor the 6th Street Bridge and its closer and more crowded neighbor the 4th Street Bridge, the 1st Street Bridge always felt like the little-used last chance to cross the river before the busier (and confusing) Cesar Chavez Avenue (formerly Macy Street) Viaduct, not to mention Main Street much farther north. The construction of Metro's Gold Line (now the E Line) saved the bridge, in a way. Before the train tracks were laid across the span, there were five total lanes, with the center lane being one of those confusing ones that changes directions at certain times. Caltrans or L.A. Public Works or whoever couldn't seem to decide how wide to make the lanes, so they kept changing the sizes, possibly because the bridge originally had shoulders or three lanes in each direction? Now, there's one lane of motor-vehicle traffic heading westbound and two heading eastbound. All lanes are now permanent. There is a fairly well protected bike lane on the north side of the bridge, and the train tracks run in the middle. It's probably slower now, but because everyone knows it has three lanes total, fewer people probably use it. Or maybe GPS navigation has completely ruined the idea of people driving and not driving places because of their personal knowledge of situations there. In any case, driving westbound gives you the perfect view of Downtown L.A. My dad's side of the family has deep routes in Boyle Heights, so I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff, as ugly as it probably is to most non-Angelenos.

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    End of bridge

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    View of bridge on map

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    Garden of Oz - We must have just missed it, we drive by before noon and it looked closed. Not sure if it has been open since before covid.

    Garden of Oz

    4.7(11 reviews)
    4.7 miHollywood Hills

    Cool place to visit if you're into folk art. My visit was short since there's only a two hour…read morewindow that you can visit on Thursdays. Some areas are in need of repair; some loose pieces were on the ground so look where you step. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take photos here. There is no parking on this narrow street so you'll have to park and walk.

    Magical garden hidden in a private home. It is open to the public two hours a week while the…read moregardener works on the garden: Thursdays, 10am-noon. However, these hours are contingent on the gardener, who may not show up or may come late / leave early. If you're coming from afar, it might be a good idea to email the owner at gardenofoz@me.com and ask about that particular week. I found the email address on a webpage about the garden. I emailed at the start of the week when I wanted to come but heard back the following week. Turns out the gardener had car trouble so the garden was closed the previous week. The owner did email me back again letting me know the garden would be open the following week, which was nice of her. So, if you're driving from afar, reach out to confirm. Don't come at the last minute just in case the gardener leaves early. It's not the easiest to access but hey, this is a private home and we're lucky to have any access to it. This is interesting for anyone who loves folk art, mosaics, outsider art, etc. It's a large space with a lot to look at. No photography is allowed. Parking is on the street. The streets are narrow and hilly but there should be available parking within a reasonable distance.

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    Garden of Oz - Throne Of Healing Light

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    The Charmed House - The Charmed House is from the TV Show about 3 witches. It's located a few houses down from Michael Jackson's Thriller House October 2023

    The Charmed House

    5.0(6 reviews)
    6.1 miEcho Park

    An interesting street--a cool house from a TV series. There are also interesting Victorian houses…read morenearby.

    Hey Alexa, play the title track from the original Charmed series How Soon Is Now by the Smiths…read more "I am the son... And the heir..." as we park in this cozy historic neighborhood in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California and wait for Piper, Leo, Chris, Wyatt and Melinda to pop out and start their day. Maybe Paige, Henry, Phoebe and Coup will stop by and will catch some protect the innocent, save the world antiques in the attic... One can day dream. The Innes House also known as the Charmed House is a Victorian style home at 1329 Carroll Avenue that is truly one of kind and for eight years was heavily featured on the WB series Charmed from 1998 to 2006 and spotlighted again in the CW reboot of the same name in 2022 for its final episode. In the series the original address is listed as 7571 Prescott Street in San Francisco and is shortly updated to 1329 Prescott Street to reflect the actual number address on the home. For fans this residence was also known Halliwell Manor and for native, local, and transplant Angelinos it's unique craftsmanship, historical establishment (1887), and architecture is something to truly take in and enjoy along the Carroll Avenue Local Historic District of Echo Park. Just a beat/walkable feet down from the Michael Jackson Thriller House (also featured on Charmed like many homes in the neighborhood). You can snap a pic, selfie and/or take it in. Of course be mindful of the owners and current residents as this is their home and they've been getting fans for the past couple of decades stop by to do the very same. This beautiful home Historic Preservation home resides in a overlay zone (HPOZ) with zoning tools to preserve as well as protect neighborhoods composed of historically architecturally significant structures. It will live on like the legacy of the Charmed Ones.

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    The Charmed House - The Charmed House is from the TV Show about 3 witches. It's located a few houses down from Michael Jackson's Thriller House October 2023

    The Charmed House is from the TV Show about 3 witches. It's located a few houses down from Michael Jackson's Thriller House October 2023

    The Charmed House - The Charmed House from the TV Show is just a few houses down from The Michael Jackson Thriller House on historic Carroll Avenue in LA

    The Charmed House from the TV Show is just a few houses down from The Michael Jackson Thriller House on historic Carroll Avenue in LA

    The Charmed House - The Charmed House is from the TV Show about 3 witches. It's located a few houses down from Michael Jackson's Thriller House October 2023

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    The Charmed House is from the TV Show about 3 witches. It's located a few houses down from Michael Jackson's Thriller House October 2023

    Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room - May 2016 - my obligatory, albeit blurry, pic :)

    Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room

    4.2(85 reviews)
    6.3 miDowntown

    This installation of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Room - "The Souls of Millions of Light Years…read moreAway" is located at The Broad in Los Angeles. Tickets are FREE. To visit, you will need to reserve tickets to The Broad's general admission AND the Infinity Mirrored Room exhibit. I feel like if you're already going to The Broad you should also visit the Infinity Mirrored Room. I might be biased since I enjoy taking photos. The tricky thing is that the reservations for the Infinity Mirrored Room are released on the last Wednesdays of each month at 10am for the following month OR you have to keep an eye out for openings the day prior. They are currently not taking same day reservations. The reservations are time specific, but there will still be a 15-20 minute line. You can get in line 10-15 minute prior to your window slot and staff will probably not give you too hard of a time. You are expected to go in together with your group, unless you make reservations separately. If you want to go in alone for that selfie, you should make your own reservation. The maximum group size to enter together is 4 people. Any children under 13 must enter with an adult. Obviously, my boyfriend was dragged to go with me. Before our visit, I was researching what poses to do since the time is so limited. And then when we were in line I gave him a quick run down of the plan. It worked out nicely and we were able to take a few photos, a quick video and still had a few seconds to actually enjoy the art installation beyond the selfie taking purposes. This experience was very special for me. I think the careful planning and taking feedback from others allowed me to enjoy my visit. One minute can go by quick if you wait to get inside the room to coordinate your poses. And coming with someone I care about makes it even more memorable.

    Visited Infinity Mirror Room and let me just say... yes, it's stunning. The lights, reflections,…read morethe whole illusion makes you feel like you stepped into another dimension. No complaints about the actual experience itself, it's beautiful and definitely Instagram-worthy. BUT. That wait vs. payoff ratio? Wild. You're standing there forever, building up the moment, just to get ushered in and out in what feels like 60 seconds flat. By the time you're adjusting your camera and telling your family where to stand, it's already "okay time's up." Like... we just got here?? Honestly, I'd rather they charge more and give people a few extra minutes. Let us actually take it in, enjoy it, and get decent photos without feeling rushed like we're on some kind of aesthetic speed run. That said, it is a must-see at least once. Just go in knowing it's more of a quick visual experience than something you can really sit with.

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    Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room - Illusion room

    Illusion room

    Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room - Not being shady... just respecting my bf's privacy :)

    Not being shady... just respecting my bf's privacy :)

    Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room - Infinity room

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