If someone else's prosperity makes your pressure go up, stay away of Los Angeles on your vacations as pangs of envy are unlikely to be avoided in this epicenter of California dreaming. Alternatively, see the top 10 below to find out which spots to dodge, but well... they are all here by virtue of their excellence and the way they fit in to shape the city's identity. Trust us, Los Angeles experience without a walk along Rodeo Drive is like a cake without a cherry on top - delicious, but incomplete.
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by tylerdurden1
Occupying the western coast of LA, Venice Beach is like its neighbor, Santa Monica, sun-wrapped, totally laidback but at the same time very unpretentious. The awesome beach is surely a hot spot the surfers and sun-seekers are after most but an even bigger draw is the vibrant sidewalk scene. Veni...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Wilfried Wittkowsky
It's probably enough to say ‘Holly...' and the rest will follow immediately for this place is one of the most recognized and yearned for worldwide. This fabled LA district is the glam Mecca of film industry and a self-declared entertainment capital of the world. The core of Hollywood for a tour...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Kevitivity
The Los Angeles Plaza Historic District also referred to as El Pueblo de Los Angeles is the oldest section of Los Angeles from which the city expanded. It used to be the city center under Spanish, Mexican and the US rule through most of the 19th century. This district is also home to the historic...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by pmac72
With over 4,000 acres of lush green terrain and landscaped parkland, the Griffith Park is the 10th largest municipal park in the United States. Situated in the eastern Santa Monica, this oasis of tranquility seduces with both untamed, rugged areas and picnic-ready spots. With its numerous family...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by ngader
What started as an oil magnate private art collection housed for a long time in his Roman-style villa in Malibu, is today's Getty Museum. Designed by architect Richard Meier, the vast art complex occupies 750 acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountain foothills and treasures an art collection s...
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Location: Santa Monica, United States
Photo by wolfsavard
No wonder Santa Monica is one of the most sought-after places in the area of Los Angeles. This liberal, utterly laid-back paradise of sun-and-surf culture has a big bag of goodies on offer. Let's see...cool ocean breeze, long sun-bleached beaches, relatively low crime rates and lots of unpretenti...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Derek Purdy
Say ‘Beverly Hills' and images of opulence, luxury and glam life will pop up at once. This hotbed of the young, beautiful and extremely rich is world-recognized with even its zip code, that is, 90210, thanks to a series of soaps. Nestled comfortably in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountain...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Renee Silverman - Happy Halloween
Be enchanted by the charming walkways and tiny shops of the second most active and authentic of Chinatowns on the west coast. Designed by Hollywood set designers for an oriental feel , today's LA Chinatown is not far from its original settlement recorded in 1852. It is a cultural and commercial c...
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Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Aaron Logan
An art monster of entertainment, inspiration and excellent amusement is the LA Music Center. Located downtown along Grand Avenue, the complex is a home to internationally acclaimed art enterprises of Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theater Group, Los Angeles Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale...
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The Grove
Location: Los Angeles, United States
Photo by Kkmd
The Grove is one of the ultimate shopping and entertaining destinations of LA. Built in 2002, the 575,000 square foot center incorporates the intact Farmers Market and retains a lot of its original ambiance. The Grove is not a typical hustling mall. With its faux main street modeled on indigenous...
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Great post! very interesting, great insights and nice pictures! At Fox Rent A Car Blog we presented similar information about the must see popular attractions in LA. We give travel advicem including off the beaten path and popular sites to visit, as well as dining and lodging info in different cites. Chinatown and Olvera Street are too often forgotten, but such interesting experiences when discovering LA.
Thanks for your post!
Hollywood is one of the best place in LA, street party, bars and actors/actresses that you may see on that vicinity. Maybe someday I will travel to US and go to Hollywood. http://www.principalvisas.com.au/