Los
Angeles top sights and attractions
Los Angeles
Sightseeing
What
to see in Los Angeles?
Only
have a few days in LA? Head for the Hollywood Hills
What
are the top sights in LA and how can you best see them all? Lets
start off in Hollywood. Hollywood features prominently on Los Angeles
top 100 things to do, and sights to see. If you have the time, stay
for a couple of days to see the Walk of Fame, Mann's Chinese Theatre,
Universal Studios Tour and City Walk.
Downtown
Los Angeles
Downtown
Los Angeles attractions include Chinatown, Little Tokyo and Olvera
Street. If you have designs for designer bargain shopping you can
sink your charge or credit card into the Garment District, then
there is LA LIVE and Staples Center.
Sunset Boulevard
and the Sunset Strip
For mile after
mile Sunset Boulevard takes you out of Downtown and through Los
Angeles on a long introduction to LA and Los Angeles history and
culture. A ride down Sunset Boulevard will allow you to see the
Kodak Theater and its surrounds.
Am I still in Los Angeles?
Is this all
the same city? From tacky strip malls, historic movie studios, strip
joints to zip codes that possess their own fan clubs. Sunset Boulevard
and the Sunset Strip has it all.
From Hollywood
to the Coast
From Hollywood
to the coast is the most "must do part" of the journey
(in the car of course). Highlight sights include the Guitar Center's
Hollywood Rock Walk and Chateau Marmont where Greta Garbo resided
and John Belkushi departed.
Sunset Strip
After Chateau
Marmont you are into Sunset Strip - ranked in the Top
10 Things To Do In Los Angeles. As
you leave the Strip behind you enter a more relaxed world from Beverly
Hills to Malibu.
Santa Monica
Mountains - Two Getty's is twice the "fun"
The are two
Getty locations, the Getty Villa in Malibu
and the Getty Center in the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles.
The Getty
Center
The Getty Center
is widely regarded as Los Angeles cultural center but not by all
(go Downtown) containing
world class art collections, wide ranging exhibits, stunning modern
white architecture, great views, gorgeous gardens, grand sculptures
and its all free.
The J. Paul
Getty Museum
The J. Paul
Getty Museum serves a wide variety of audiences through its expanded
range of exhibitions and programming in the visual arts. The Getty
Center is an all day experience if you want to see everything.
Just an Art Museum?
The Getty
Center is an Art Museum but with much more besides. There are usually
some pretty interesting surprises on show. Some exhibits are permanent
but others are changed periodically. For more see the top
5 things to do In Los Angeles.
Pasadena
Take the Metro
to Pasadena and see where the old money folks live. The old town
is very walkable.
Long Beach
If you go the
Long Beach you can pop in and see the Queen - The
Queen Mary that is, she helps to make up Los Angeles' Top 10.
The Comedy
Store
The
Comedy Store might be a fun thing to do in the evening and is
not that expensive. This is the place, that over the years, many
famous comedians have paid their dues. You never know who you may
see on the night..just kidding.
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Top 100 things to do in Los Angeles
