Los Angeles - City of Everything Fun. You can find everything there, from attractions to the naked celebs.
The Prince
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Want to eat octopus tentacles while sitting on Naugahyde? Hell yes, you do! The oak paneling, oil paintings and moody red lighting of this historic Korean haunt will make you feel like you’re conducting some dirty business in a secret spy restaurant.
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Feast on sea snails and squid parts?or just try the famous Korean fried chicken and the unusual yet delicious fruit platter. The drinks menu is generous, but the drink aren't cheap, so stick to something simple (bottled Hite, perhaps).
Museum of Death
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Intense and macabre, this museum doesn’t flinch at life’s inevitable end. Its grisly Charles Manson and Black Dahlia crime photos are almost tame compared to the guillotined severed head of Blue Beard (the Parisian murderer) and the actual death videos.
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It’s not all doom and gloom—serial-killer John Wayne Gacy’s clown portraits are colorful distraction, right? If you feel yourself getting woozy, you’re in good company—visitors pass out so regularly that the owners have taken to calling it a “falling down ovation.”
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Bonus: Buying a ticket here includes a peek at the live Siamese turtle living (!) next door at the Chaos gallery.
Hotel Figueroa
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This striking hotel is a dramatic mix of Morocco and Mexico, and oozes the kind of charisma boutique hotel designers so often fail to achieve. Built in 1925 as a YWCA, the Figueroa is now more exotic, but it's still an absolute bargain.
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The hotel's airy lobby is a potpourri of Moroccan chandeliers, huge cacti and woven rugs; toward the back, there's a low-key bar and a lovely pool area that's at its atmospheric best after dark. The rooms, which vary in size, are done out in funky casbah chic with Mexican-tiled bathrooms. Mod cons are few and far between, but they're not really the point.
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