Pro

Great weather, good shopping, lots of diversity, great cultural events/activities, excellent dining, friendly people.
Con

too much car traffic & pollution; so widespread to appreciate in a short visit, depressing poor areas, increasingly high living costs in some areas, undeveloped & crime-filled parts like in most...
In a nutshell

You can see beaches, mountains and all kinds of weird people
160 Reviews We went there on Monday, in December. Weather was not bad and it wasn't full with crowds. Preferred parking fee was 20$ and entrance was 77$ (You can come back again, it is one year fee) It opens at 10am and close at 5pm. It is really hard to get done all the events they have. What we could be able...
73 Reviews Officially part of the City of Los Angeles, Venice is a beach community nestled between the City of Santa Monica to the north and Marina del Rey (also part of the City of LA) to the south. It was founded in 1905 by a developer, Abbot Kinney, who dug out canals to drain the marches in the area for...
Sofitel Los Angeles - Beverly Hills
4 Reviews and 813 Opinions This is a very nicely appointed hotel but not as imposing as I thought it would be. I booked a...
25 Reviews Last visit December, 2010 Californians are passionate about their In-N-Out Burger's, the drive thru is always stacked with cars, there is always a line inside with people waiting patiently for their orders. I finally got around to trying an In-N-Out Burger in April, 2007, first up near Oxnard where...
26 Reviews Thursdays with Karma brings a more casual, but no less label-minded crowd (less suits, more Fred Segal). Soulful house, hip-hop and funk ! Drink specials change weekly from free champagne and strawberries for the ladies to early open bar for all. HIGH FASHION~ Definitely a place to put your heels &...
95 Reviews If you are traveling LA's freeways with more than one person in your car (artificial people don't count, they must be breathing), you can take advantage of the car pool lanes that show up on many of the freeways. Look to the very left lane, if it's a car pool lane it is very clearly marked with...
32 Reviews Metro Red and Purple lines provide swift underground trips to major, entertaining stops in downtown. Furthermore, the Red line can take passengers to several attractions destinations in the county- such as Hollywoods, West, North and the original "Ho" area. Arrive at Union Station to start your...
21 Reviews This is actually about a service called Fashion Buddy...the website is www.fashionbuddy.net. I've had a great experience with it and it would be useful for anyone coming in from out of town who wants a guided tour of the shopping in LA. The service is customized to each client, the consultation is...
13 Reviews Here is the closet outlet shopping center by the heart of Los Angeles. Located in Commerce, less than 10 miles from LA, The Citadel looks like a museum from the outside with the sandy Egyptian fortress facade. Inside is a shopper's heaven, featuring mostly apparel, but also speciatly shops selling...
14 Reviews When you are in Los Angeles, either in the city of L.A. or in another part of the county, you'll see several restuarants. On the window of establishments, you will see a letter- either an "A", "B" or "C". These letters go accordingly to the quality of food preparation and overall kitchen standards...
10 Reviews I am obliged to a gal who cuts hair on the other side of town. She is "rad". However, when she was outta town, I got my mop cropped at "Rudy's", a cool spot in Los Feliz. Rudy's is a stylin' space - a re-worked auto shop that sells magazines and CDs while you wait. Cuts cost, I think $18, which is...
73 Reviews Look, I'm from the UK, been to L.A. 5 times in the last 10 years (last visit Sept 2011) so can speak of back then and now. For anyone who has not been before, you need the following - a car, sat nav, cash for the great shops and restaurants, sunglasses, quarters for the parking meters, single...
28 Reviews If you are travelling to L.A make sure to hire a car. Just about everybody in L.A drives and you will not be able to walk everywhere. Compared to cities like Sydney, Canberra etc. the roads are much LARGER and freeways more common. Just a tip, if you are from say Australia (countries like Australia)...
13 Reviews I went on a tour called hollywood tours it is located between mcdonalds and gunniess world of records right on hollywood blvd. the lady boss was very nice to the customers but mean to her employees. she was shouting at the sales guys telling them to get away from the front of her.... store, it was...
17 Reviews It is sad that tourists spend so much time and gas driving to see the sign when the only way to get really close to it is to hike up to it by parking just north of 6363 Deronda Dr, 90068. Or, see it from Griffith Park so you can enjoy the observatory too. There is noting, zero, zilch around the sign...
17 Reviews Make sure you bring a spring jacket and a baseball cap or kangol hat for your head. Some days are a little cool and the mornings and nights can be cold. Hit the beach in the afternoons when it is warmer.
62 Reviews You might be tempted to pass by this building if you were to judge it from the non descript exterior but if you venture inside you will be in for a treat-the naturally lighted atrium courtyard topped with a skylight, the intricate design work of the wrought iron staircases, the Victorian birdcage...
35 Reviews Getting up close and personal with the back of the Hollywood sign, with views over Los Angeles, is an excellent way to get acquainted with the topography of the city. The iconic sign is located in the Hollywood Hills, within Griffith Park. A hiking trail wraps around the sign giving the visitor...
14 Reviews My goal in life is to visit every baseball stadium in the Major Leagues. Dodger Stadium is special because it is my home stadium. I've been there more times than I can count. It's always a pleasant experience. 1) Arrival & Departure I give this a 4 (on a scale of 1-5 where 5 is best). It has...
24 Reviews Venice Beach was beautiful. Be careful when walking the boardwalk you can be pulled into over priced items which you could find cheaper when you walk futher down the path. EXAMPLE: At the beginning of the boardwalk I paid $8 for a henna tatto but a few minutes of a walk down the road I got it for...
Disneyland / Knotts Berry Farm
25 Reviews The staff in Disneyland is very professional and polite. They never push us to leave though we devoted ourselves to shopping and became the last group of tourist in Disneyland...it is midnight time and running away their working time...
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