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Perhaps the country's best-known work of folk art, Watts Towers reopened in 2001 after years of restorations. (The structures had sustained serious damages during the 1994 Northridge quake.) Italian immigrant...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Those spires remind me of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Definitely worth a visit if Europe is too expensive. Check.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
In 'Ricochet' with Denzel Washington and John Lithgow there is this scene with the Watts Towers. Since that moment, believe it or not, I needed to see it. Well it took me three years to go, and I am…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Caravaned (is that the spelling?) to Watts Towers after Hawkins House of Heartattacks. :) Got lost for a second but we found it after making a hard right turn. It's in the middle of a neighborhood.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Italian immigrant Simon Rodia built 99 feet tall towers using nothing but his hands, basic tools, scrap metal, spare porcelain, and tile... with no design plans or blueprints. ...I had to call IKEA…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
its nice... now is it worth going to a residential area just to see? maybe not.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A southern California landmark it is located right in the middle of a neighborhood. If your interested in art at all, it is a must to see in person and to learn about Simon Rodia and why he started…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
South Coast Plaza, 3rd Street Promenade, Venice Beach, the Getty, Melrose....how many more times can you go to these places before it all starts to feel like Disneyland? If you're looking to have an…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The arts center wasn't open when I was there but the towers themselves were good enough. More people should go down there, and the city should help them bring in some tourism dollars. Of course this…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Watts towers are truly amazing. It's true, you can appreciate some of the beauty for free from the outside, but for only $7 (and kids are free), you can get inside the thing and really see and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, only 15 reviews for Watts Towers?! Lame! I felt ashamed as I've lived in LA for a year and a half and hadn't visited yet! Anyway, remedied that last week. Drove down on a Tuesday morning with…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was lucky to drive into work in WATTS and see the towers outside my office... don't be scared of the hood and visit this place. do your research, read up on rodia, then visit this place. the art…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We paid to take the guided tour and it was completely worth it! Our guide pointed out little oddities of the towers and surrounding art work so we got hear a little back story on everything. Also…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that certainly applies to the Watts Towers. If you have ever visited Barcelona and visited Gaudi's public sculptures and liked them, then you'll probably like…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands-down the best garbage dump in LA. I have been touring the region's garbage dumps recently, and I have to say that nowhere else is garbage presented so tastefully than at the Watts Towers.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
These towers get 5 stars because of what they represent. One man's passion and dedication raised them, like NitWit Ridge in Cambria CA, or like Wing's Castle in upstate NY. The difference between…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
A lot of people won't like me giving the towers only one star, but perhaps I can save a few people a few hours before they waste it coming to see the towers. I have heard about the towers for years,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I remember watching the movie Colors with Sean Penn and there was a police car chase scene that ended with the chasee running into the towers with the whole piece exploding in flames. It's good it…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like places I can just drive to, look at for 10 minutes, and leave. This is one of those places that makes an outing like that really satisfying.
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ghetto Gaudi in the best possible way. A must-see for anyone who lives in LA and a fantastic destination for visitors. Michael T's review is worth a read if you want the details. But the most…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like so many things in life, I discovered the Watts Towers by sheer chance--when I worked at the library back in college and someone returned a lavishly illustrated coffee table book on them and it…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite spots in LA! The tours make it so much more interesting! They occasionally have drum circles in the park.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I visited the Watts Towers about a year and a half ago. Unfortunately I arrived at a time when there was no tour, and the Arts Center was closed. It was still worth it to see the towers from the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to be awed and impressed by one's man perseverance, than you truly should take the time to visit Watts Towers. Simon Rodia, using only simple tile-setter's tools and a window washer's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I cannot really recommend going into one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the US to see 50 foot towers of steel, junk, and bottle caps. Unless of course you want to. For me, the risk was the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2006
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Truly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...but if you can appreciate the time and efforts put into this, then you will see its' beauty.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2002
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Simon Rodia is a testiment to the human spirit and will to accomplish. Watts Towers is something that everyone should see. Although it is in the middle of a terrible neighborhood, the Towers are a great...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2002
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If you grew up in LA you cant help but know about the Towers. They took you there when you were a kid with the school, and they told you the story and as you drive through Watts you cant beleave something so...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/04/2002
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