The Apple and Google HQs are literally just offices and laboratories where people work.
JPL and Kennedy Space Center are just hangars and launchpads where we send rockets into space.
Yellowstone is just a spot on the earth where a bunch of water comes out.
Different things appeal to different people. For some people, getting to visit the Hollywood sign up close is a big deal, especially given the importance that Hollywood films have played in influencing American and international culture. (Hollywood is huge overseas. The sign is literally what billions of people first think of when they think of America. New York and the Statute of Liberty are a close second.)
EDIT: The view of LA from the area below the sign is also pretty great. That view is likely to be just as much part of the attraction as getting up close to the sign. There is only one other easily accessible spot where you can get a view of LA like that (and currently the only spot where you don't need to hike): the Griffith Observatory.
EDIT: The other great view of the LA basin is Inspiration Point in Alta Dena (north of Pasadena), which is a 2-12 hour hike round-trip depending on your fitness level. On a clear day, you can see out to the Channel Islands to the West, and Orange County to the South, and Malibu to the North.
> There is only one other easily accessible spot where you can get a view of LA like that (and currently the only spot where you don't need to hike): the Griffith Observatory.
and if you don't mind hiking 30-45 minutes, take the trail up to the peak behind the observatory to get an even better view of both the LA basin and the san fernando valley on the other side.
Good point. If the sign is visible from as many places as possible, the view from there's gotta be pretty great too. It's their 100M let them spend it. It will probably without a doubt create a profit perhaps within 7 years too. And after that it's all profit! Go waybuilders!
It's a sign representing the Hollywood movie industry, which almost everyone in the world loves. To them, the sign is just as amazing as the HQs, space centers, and national parks. I happen to think all of these things are amazing, which is why I include the sign in this august group.
JPL and Kennedy Space Center are just hangars and launchpads where we send rockets into space.
Yellowstone is just a spot on the earth where a bunch of water comes out.
Different things appeal to different people. For some people, getting to visit the Hollywood sign up close is a big deal, especially given the importance that Hollywood films have played in influencing American and international culture. (Hollywood is huge overseas. The sign is literally what billions of people first think of when they think of America. New York and the Statute of Liberty are a close second.)
EDIT: The view of LA from the area below the sign is also pretty great. That view is likely to be just as much part of the attraction as getting up close to the sign. There is only one other easily accessible spot where you can get a view of LA like that (and currently the only spot where you don't need to hike): the Griffith Observatory.
EDIT: The other great view of the LA basin is Inspiration Point in Alta Dena (north of Pasadena), which is a 2-12 hour hike round-trip depending on your fitness level. On a clear day, you can see out to the Channel Islands to the West, and Orange County to the South, and Malibu to the North.