Mulholland Drive hairpin turn

2011 | Best Breathtaking View of Urban Humanity

At the top of Mulholland Drive, there's a tiny parking lot with an overlook 20 paces up a path that reveals the Hollywood Bowl about a mile away, with Capitol Records just beyond, the freeway to the left and downtown in the distance. The house on the cliff above the overlook was built by basketball Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain. He put a roll-back roof on the master bedroom so he could see the stars at night. Director Ron Howard now owns the home -- and uses it to write movie scripts.... More »