I like quirky places and this one fit the bill. I'm glad we took the tour ($7.00 per person) so we could get a close up of this incredible folk art structure. That it was built by one man without heavy duty equipment is amazing. We parked on the street which might be hard to find a spot when busy.... More

The Watts Towers Arts Center and Watts Towers Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center are well worth visiting. The towers have levels of meaning that are only obvious when explained by the tour guide, the artwork that is displayed in the Center's gallery is evocative, and the collection of musical instruments is fascinating. It is however, tucked away in Watts, so... More

The watts Towers were built by an Italian immigrant who collected scraps of china, bottles, etc. which he used to decorate the towers which reach up towards the sky. There is a tour which you need to take in order to closely look at the towers -- they are gated -- and it is well worth it for the history... More

For many years, when we have visited Los Angeles, we have talked about seeing the Watts Towers. We finally went this year and were absolutely blown away by the structure, the artwork and the story of the "builder" of the towers. Well worth a visit, though the half hour tour, while it covers the whole structure, barely allows you to... More

I'm a rural girl, so two women traveling alone who are not city dwellers, I was a little daunted by the idea of going to the famed "Watts". After viewing the YouTube video on the Watt's towers I was simply fascinated. So we put it on our "hope to do list". I asked our Santa Monica hotel desk clerk if... More

There's plenty of info available about the history of the towers on the net so I won't go into detail but the tallest tower is 10 storeys tall and the 'complex' is reputedly the biggest piece of folk art in the world. I read on a different review someone whinging about the price. Come on, $7 people, I'm sure it... More

Simon Rodia's towers in Watts are fascinating, in conception, in execution and in their story. Rodia built them by himself by hand, collecting pieces of ceramic and other discarded materials to decorate and highlight the substantial structure, which is built in the form of a three-masted sailing ship. Take the time to find the site in Watts. It's safe and... More

Huge pile of junk. One man's art is another mans garbage. More

Having heard of this folk art environment for years, we chose to drive from Indiana to L.A. to see this iconic construction for ourselves. in short, it was worth the effort! For those who do not know, one man spent much of his adult life building a concrete, three masted vessel to carry him back to his homeland. He built... More