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- Hollywood Boulevard Here you can find some of the biggest tourist attractions in the city - The Walk of Fame for its stars, Graumans Chinese Theatre for its hand and foot prints, the Hollywood/Highland plaza for shopping and entertainment, The Wax Museum, and Ripleys Believe it or Not. All of these attractions are accessible from the Hollywood/Highland Metro Red Line station. More info in the Los Angeles/Hollywood|Hollywood article.
- Mulholland Drive This famous avenue is worth a drive if you have your own transport. Its the setting for endless movies and first kisses, and provides great views over the city. The easiest way to enter is to head north up Highland Ave into the Cahuenga Pass - youll come to a turnoff to your left that is signed. Beware of speeding cars near this intersection.
- The Movie Stars Homes Tour[1] Take a tour in Americas most famous Street Rod Limo and see over 40 celebrity homes, the Sunset Strip, Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. This tour and vehicle are just incredible and if you arent worry about been noticed jump in and ride that 1923 Ford T Roadster Street Rod Limo.Departs daily from Hollywood Boulevard. Tour reservations and information: 323-610-5034
Historical
- El Pueblo Also known as Olvera Street, this is the historic center of LA and the city derives its name from the mission established here (Misión de la Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles - the Mission of our Lady the Queen of the Angels). The oldest building in the city lies here and is open to visitors, as are a number of Mexican restaurants and shops; it is across the street from Union Station.
- Union Station, 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. A historic downtown site and the main railway hub for the city.
Ethnic
Parks
- Griffith Park This is the second largest park within a city in the whole country (and in LA, where youd least expect it!), and is a great place for hikes, picnics or hanging around with friends. The hiking trails lead up to Mulholland Drive, and provide great views of the city. One of the main hiking trails is located on Bronson Ave. The street will end leading up to the trail. Griffith park has several options for kids, including the L.A. Zoo, Travel Town which is a free exhibition of old trains and model trains with trains rides for children ($3), the Autry western museum, pony rides, a golf course, driving range, horseback riding, a christmas light drive in December (expect traffic), and The (Space) Observatory.
- Exposition Park is surrounded by Figueroa Street to the east, King Boulevard to the south, Vermont Avenue to the west, and Exposition Boulevard to the north. In 1909, Californias Sixth District Agricultural Association and the county and city of Los Angeles agreed to transform Agricultural Park (renamed Exposition Park in 1910) into an exposition building and armory. In return, the county would construct and operate a history and art museum and the city would maintain the grounds.
Museums/Galleries
- The Getty Center (aka J. Paul Getty Museum), 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90049. [2] Well worth a visit. Entrance is free though you will pay $8 for parking or is served by Metro Bus 761. Located at the top of the Santa Monica mountains, you have a spectacular view of both the L.A. basin, the Pacific Ocean, as well as the beautiful buildings and the rose gardens. They also have a very extensive arts collection, should that interest you. The old museum, J. Paul Getty Villa [3], in Pacific Palisades, is also worth a visit.
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 250 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. [4] M/F: 11:00am-5:00pm, Th: 11:00am-8:00pm (5-8pm is free), Sat/Sun: 11:00am-6:00pm GA: $8, Students/Seniors: $5, Children under 12: FREE geo tags>There are two branches located downtown, but there is another at the Pacific Design Center on Melrose Avenue. They feature rotating exhibits.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
- California Afro-American Museum.
- Page Museum at La Brea Discoveries, 5801 Wilshire Boulevard. A fascinating site of palentological excavations. Saber-tooth cats, mastadons, giant sloth, bison, Dire wolves, the American lion (yes - there was one), camels, horses. An on-going work of digging the complete remains of tens of thousands of years old animals out of tar continues today and a massive collection of the bones inside. Well worth the visit away from the glitz of Hollywood and back in time when man was just appearing in the area. Rancho La Brea is one of the world’s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Visitors can learn about Los Angeles as it was between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago. Watch volunteers dig out bones every summer, watch your step as active tar seeps are all over the property, watch the methane bubbles boil up in the lake in front of the museum, hold your nose.
- The Museum of Tolerance, 9786 West Pico Blvd, 310-553-8403. Mon-Fri 10AM-5PM, SUN 11AM-5PM, Early close on Fri 10AM-3PM. Nov-Mar Adults $13, Seniors (62+) $11, Student with I.D. and Youth 5-18 $10>The Museum of Tolerance houses several exhibits focused on bringing light to the ways in which humans have been and can be more tolerant.</see>
- Japanese American National Museum.
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