Visit Michael Jackson's "Thriller" House
Michael Jackson’s Thriller video is arguably one of the most famous and memorable videos of all time. In the video, around the 10:30min mark, a dilapidated old Victorian home is shown, and this home is located in Los Angeles’ Angelino Heights neighborhood near Echo Park Lake. In this post, I’ll give you the location and history of this house so you can go and check it out.
Ride the Quirky Echo Park Lake Swan Pedal Boats
In Echo Park, near Dodgers Stadium and Downtown L.A. adjacent, there’s a little lake where you can ride swans. Very large swans. These are not your typical swans, but rather pedal boats that you can ride while the Los Angeles sun shines down on you with a view of palm trees and high rises as you flutter around this lovely little lake.
L.A. Secret Stairs: Admire Echo Park's Victorian-era Mansions
This Secret Stairs hike takes you around Echo Park Lake into the Angelino Heights neighborhood, where the city’s greatest collection of restored Victorian and Queen Anne mansions reside.