Watts Towers

Take a guided tour inside 17 mosaic-covered towers that one man built by hand over 33 years in Watts.

10624 Graham Ave · Los Angeles, CA

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Price: Under $25
Good for: First-time visitors
Offbeat tastes
History lovers
Public transit nearby: 103rd Street / Watts Towers StationLight rail Metro A Line · 0.3 mi away
Compton / 108thBus 55 · 0.3 mi away
103rd St & Wilmington Ave (Eastbound)Bus Watts Clockwise, Watts Counterclockwise · 0.3 mi away
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Flying in: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is about 10 miles away.
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About Watts Towers

Italian immigrant Simon Rodia built the Watts Towers by himself between 1921 and 1954, raising 17 interconnected sculptural towers, the tallest 99.5 feet high, on his own residential lot. The surfaces are set with tile, glass and other found materials. The only way inside the gates is a 30-minute guided tour sold first come, first served at the Watts Towers Arts Center, which also shows rotating exhibitions of contemporary art. Tours do not run on rainy days.

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