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Watts Towers


Watts Towers
1765 East 107th St
Los Angeles, CA
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Rodeway Inn Near LA Live $66 3.1 mi 5.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Sea Rock Inn $65 3.7 mi 6.0 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Scottish Inns Maywood/Commerce $63 4.2 mi 6.8 km 3 of 5 stars
Guesthouse Inn and Suites $79 4.4 mi 7.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Omni Los Angeles at California Plaza $301 7.9 mi 12.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Watts Coffee House 0.3 mi 0.6 km 4 of 5 stars
LA Casita Mexicana 3.8 mi 6.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Langer's 8.4 mi 13.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Farmer John's Murals at the Clougherty Packing Company 4.8 mi 7.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits 10.8 mi 17.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
American Girl Place 11.4 mi 18.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Watts Towers & Art Center” Frommer's
“Watts Towers” Citysearch.com
“One man's dream stands tall” canada.com / The Montreal Gazette
“Why folk artists are not nitwits” Guardian Unlimited
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #66 of 466 attractions in Los Angeles
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A unique folk-art masterpiece, this 99-foot-tall group of steel towers is decorated with scrap metal, bed frames, bottles, ceramic tiles, and... more » A unique folk-art masterpiece, this 99-foot-tall group of steel towers is decorated with scrap metal, bed frames, bottles, ceramic tiles, and thousands of seashells. One of LA's famous local landmarks, the towers were created by a construction worker who toiled over them in his spare time for 30 years until their completion in 1954. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Monument, Architectural building, Landmark/point of interest
Address: 1765 East 107th St Los Angeles, CA
Tel: 213 847 4646

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“An impressive & unique cultural monument”
4 of 5 stars
arspickles
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 19, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Although Watts Towers is pretty far out of the way for most LA residents, it's well worth a visit. Be warned, the Towers' site is pretty undeveloped- the site consists merely of the Towers themselves as well as a small plaza surrounded by a quiet residential neighborhood. However, the plaza is impressive, and is a nice place to reflect. Also,... more

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1765 East 107th St, Los Angeles, CA
Tel: 213 847 4646