Grant Guy
Frank Sinatra's Twin Palms Estate
If you love mid-century architecture and a modernist aesthetic, do whatever you can to visit Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms Estate. The house...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Bali Hai Restaurant
The Bali Hai on Shelter Island is a pretty much a MUST DO when visiting San Diego. We insist! The drinks, the view, and the food are all...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Elvis Presley Statue
The Elvis Presley “Aloha from Hawaii” statue sits in the garden of the Neil S Blaisdell Centre Arena (known as the Honolulu Convention...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Jack Lord Statue
This is one of our favourite things ever. Actor Jack Lord, AKA Detective Steve Mcgarrett from Hawaii 5-O, immortalized in a bronze bust,...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
San Diego Automotive Museum
This relatively small Auto Museum sits in Balboa Park, an incredible 1200-acre park that is home to more than 16 museums, the Globe...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20222 min read
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sharing a wall with the Paramount Pictures lot is the most Hollywood of all the Hollywood cemeteries, Hollywood Forever. If MGM boasted...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Pink's Hot Dogs
Pinks Hot Dogs has been a much-loved Hollywood landmark since 1939 when it was founded by the adorably named Betty and Paul Pink. Since...
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Grant Guy
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Pink Flamingo Apartments
The Pink Flamingo apartment building is a flamazingly fabulous example of Dingbat Architecture. Dingbat architecture was a popular and...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Tam O' Shanter
The Tam O’Shanter is one of Los Angeles’ oldest restaurants, swinging open its’ merry old Scottish themed doors in 1922. The building is...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Casa Vega
We were drawn to Casa Vega because of its fabulous neon sign, and iconic front hedge trimmed into its initials CV. Inside we found a...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
The Giant Horse
the giant horse is a 24-foot-tall fiberglass ode Roy Rogers famous sidekick Trigger. The statue has enjoyed several homes, including...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Giant Chicken Boy
Chicken Boy started his life in the 1960’s, as a 22-foot-tall fiberglass muffler man. He underwent some cosmetic surgery when he was...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Luv-it Frozen Custard
Luv-it Frozen custard, proprietors of delicious things since 1973, is a tiny retro stand-alone store with a walk-up window where you can...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Peggy Sue's Diner
If you’re driving from LA to Vegas, then I command you to stop at Peggy Sue’s Diner. It’s a ritual with us, and as we walk through the...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
The Batcave
Bronson Cave is a man-made tunnel in Griffith Park. It is a darling of Hollywood location scouts, but best known as the entrance to the...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Abandoned L.A. Zoo
The Griffith Park Zoo, known as the Old Los Angeles Zoo, was a city owned zoo that opened in 1912, and closed in 1956. The ruins of the...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
The Giant Bolt
It’s a bolt ….. a GIANT bolt …. sometimes we visit these things, so you don’t have to …. unless you’re into bolts …. which we thought we...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Liberace Garage
One of our favourite museums EVER was the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas - if you were wondering where all the sequins went - they were all...
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Grant Guy
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Shag Giant Murals
It’s true that we “might” be stalker level fans of the artist SHAG. So, our eyes almost exploded with happiness when we accidentally...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Moorten Botanical Gardens
If the hand painted sign has been wheeled on to the street, then Moorten Botanical Garden is open. This small privately run garden and...
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