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Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier opened in 1909, originally built to carry sewage pipes out past the surf line before quickly evolving into a public amusement and recreation destination, and it now marks the official western terminus of the historic Route 66, a distinction commemorated by a sign at the pier's entrance that's become one of the most photographed spots in the city. Pacific Park, the small amusement park built directly on the pier, includes a solar-powered Ferris wheel that's become an instantly recognizable nighttime landmark along the entire Santa Monica coastline, its colored lights visible for miles up and down the beach after dark. The pier has survived multiple storm-related collapses and reconstructions over its century-plus history, including a partial collapse in a 1983 storm that destroyed a significant portion of the original structure, requiring a substantial rebuild that's kept the pier a continuously evolving structure rather than an untouched historic relic. For a Los Angeles attractions list, Santa Monica Pier is the essential "the beach with rides attached" entry — a 1909 sewage-pipe pier turned amusement landmark, still marking the literal end of Route 66 at the edge of the Pacific.
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Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood Sign originally read "HOLLYWOODLAND" when it was erected in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a new real estate development in the hills above Los Angeles, and it wasn't until a 1949 restoration — after the sign had fallen into serious disrepair — that the last four letters were removed, permanently shortening it to the "HOLLYWOOD" now recognized worldwide. Each letter stands roughly 45 feet tall, and the sign's dramatic hillside position on Mount Lee, visible from large swaths of the Los Angeles basin, made it a natural symbol for the entire film industry even though it was never actually built to represent Hollywood or the movie business at all. The sign's condition became genuinely dire by the late 1970s, prompting a 1978 fundraising campaign — backed by celebrities including Hugh Hefner and Alice Cooper, who each sponsored the replacement of individual letters — that rebuilt the entire structure from scratch using steel rather than the original wood and sheet metal. For a Los Angeles attractions list, the Hollywood Sign is the essential "the symbol before the substance" entry — a 1923 real estate ad that outlived the development it advertised to become the single most recognized shorthand for the entire film industry.
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