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Random Ideas For Fun Things
To Do and Places To Go in
The LA area
Beverly Hills:
Tour Beverly hills in a
Limo... Visit the Polo
lounge in the
Beverly Hills Hotel, stop at
the Beverly Wilshire hotel
for Lunch or may Spago or
Maestrosing Rodeo
Drive & sleeping in the
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
(remember Pretty Woman), &
great Restaurants (ever
heard of Spago)? Here is
one of many links under
keywords Beverly Hills…
Catalina Island: (50
minutes by ferry; less by
helicopter) Take a Day
Trip and see live buffalo or
spend the night and take a
movie in at the famous
Catalina Casino on an island
once entirely owned by the
Wrigley family.
Comedy Venues: (Mostly
on the Westside) For the
10 Best Comedy Store, Laugh
Factory, Improv…Click Below:
China Town: (Downtown
L.A.) Restaurants and
Shops striving to make a
comeback!
Disneyland: (30 miles
S.E. of Downtown L.A. in
Anaheim) Just Think
Mickey Mouse or Click On:
Farmer’s Market & the Grove:
(Hollywood) Fine
Shopping & Restaurants!
Griffith Park: (5 miles
N.E. of Hollywood) The
largest Municipal Park in
the USA; Home to Greek
Theatre, Autry Museum, L.A.
Zoo, 3 Golf Courses - two 18
hole. With 4,107 acres there
is plenty of room for
hiking, horseback riding and
more!
Griffith Observatory:
(Hollywood) An
astrological view of the
Stars - I’m sorry, the
Universe!
Hollywood:
Hollywood Sign, Hollywood
Boulevard Walk of Fame,
Chinese Theater, Roosevelt
Hotel, Hollywood Bowl,
Griffith Observatory,
Hollywood Wax Museum, House
of Blues, Cinerama Dome, and
great Restaurants!
Hollywood Park: (5
miles east of LAX!)
Horse Racing and Gambling!
Knotts Berry Farm: (22
miles S.E. of Downtown
L.A.)
America’s 1st
Theme Park!
La Brea Tar Pits:
(Hollywood)
1,600
Fossils from the Ice Age!
Laguna Beach: (Orange
County)
Think beach,
rocky cliffs, great
restaurants and great local
art all rolled into one!
Long Beach: Queen
Mary, Long Beach Grand
Prix, & the largest port
the on West Coast!
Los Angeles Coliseum:
(Just south of Downtown L.A.)
2 Olympics & the Rolling
Stones, need anyone say
more!
Malibu:
Where the
mountains meet the sea; and
Home to the Rich & Famous!
Parks and great restaurants;
the best view, Geofrey’s
Restaurant!
Marina Del Rey:
Marina, Boat Charters,
Fisherman’s Wharf, & Seafood
Restaurants!
Magic Mountain (aka Six
Flags): (35 miles N.W.
of Downtown L.A.)
Think
big, big, big Roller
Coasters!
Movie Studios:
Fox,
Paramount, Sony (MGM),
Universal, Walt Disney, &
Warner
Newport Beach Marina &
Harbor:
Home to other
Rich & Famous like John
Wayne!
Pasadena: Norton
Simon Museum of the Arts,
City Hall (perhaps the
regions most gorgeous
architecture), Rose Bowl,
the Wrigley Mansion, and a
rejuvenated Nightlife in Old
Town which challenges the
Sunset Strip!
Queen Mary: (Long
Beach)
Great Tour or
spend the night on the grand
ole lady!
Santa Anita Racetrack:
(Santa Anita)
Upscale Horseracing!
Santa Monica:
3rd
Street Promenade, Pier &
Beach, great Restaurants!
Sunset Strip:
Nightlife where all the
stars prefer to get
arrested!
Television Studios:
ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, & more…
Universal Citywalk
(Universal City):
Movies, music, and cool
shops galore!
Universal Studios Tour
(Universal City):
Plan on at least half a day!
Venice Beach:
Historic Canals, The
Infamous Beach Boardwalk,
Muscle Beach, Bars,
Restaurants & and a lot of
Sand!
Will Rogers State Park &
Home (Pacific Palisades):
Hike or just relax!
Westwood:
UCLA’s
hangout, Armand Hammer
Museum, Marilyn Monroe’s
Grave, movies, shops, and
restaurants!
(Gene) Autry Museum of
Western Heritage (Just north
of Hollywood)
Great Western Forum (5 miles
east of LAX):
Big
Venue of Concerts to Rodeos!
Ahmanson Theater (Downtown
L.A.):
La's premier venue for live
theatrical Plays!
Armand Hammer Museum
(Westwood):
See
paintings and works on paper
by French nineteenth-century
masters!
(Grauman’s) Chinese Theater
(Hollywood):
See where the starts left
their handprints, footprints
and more....
Probably the most famous
movie theater in the world!
Cinerama Dome (Hollywood):
One of the great movie
theaters of the world!
Dodger Stadium (Just above
Downtown L.A.):
Home of the Dodgers & many
Concerts!
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
(Downtown L.A.):
Ballet, Symphony, & Plays!
Getty Center (Brentwood):
World famous Art &
Sculpture from the J. Paul Getty Estate!
J. Paul Getty Museum at the
Villa (PCH: Pacific
Palisades):
More
Antiquities!
Greek Theatre (Hollywood):
Outdoor amphitheater;
Rock to Pop!
(The) Grove of Anaheim:
Wide Venue From Music to
Comedy!
(The) Honda Center (Anaheim):
Formerly the Arrowhead
Pond; Home to the Mighty
Ducks!
Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood):
Outdoor amphitheater;
Beatles to Classical!
House of Blues (West
Hollywood):
Blues,
Rock & Hip Hop!
Kodak Theater (Hollywood):
New home of the Oscars &
Miss USA Pageant!
Mark Taper Forum (Downtown
L.A.):
The
Classics!
Norton Simon Museum of the
Arts (Pasadena):
Art Exhibitions!
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
(Pasadena):
Small
classical venue!
Peterson Automotive Museum
(Near Beverly Hills):
Classic Rare Autos!
Shrine Auditorium (Just
south of Downtown L.A.):
Award Shows & Music!
Shubert Theater (Century
City):
Contemporary
to Classical Plays!
Southwest Museum (Just north
of Downtown L.A.):
Native American Antiquities!
Staples Center (Downtown
L.A.):
Home of the
Lakers, Clippers, & Kings!
The Roxy Theatre on Sunset
(West Hollywood):
Rock to Willie Nelson!
Walt Disney Concert Hall
(Downtown L.A.):
L.A. Philharmonic Symphony
Plus!
Wiltern Theatre (Hollywood
Mid-Wilshire):
Rolling Stones & U2 have
both played at this old
small venue!
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