Articles tagged ‘attractions’
Pink’s Hot Dogs
By Peter | April 28th, 2008 |
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Hot dog stands rarely share clientele with the most exclusive restaurants in Los Angeles, but Pink’s Hot Dogs earn the business of even the most discerning patrons. Owned and operated by the Pink family since 1939, Pink’s Hot Dogs is considered a “locals” place that the whole city can claim.
What makes their hot dogs [...]
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
By Peter | April 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) features a little bit of everything in displaying more than 100,000 pieces of art from around the world and across many different disciplines and time periods.
From Africa to Europe to Japan and China and America, the only unrepresented region seems to be Antarctica, which has never had [...]
Muscle (Venice) Beach
By Peter | April 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Joggers, runners, walkers, swimmers and dogs all go to the beach to work out, but none exercise quite like the guys and gals at Muscle Beach. With their comic book bodies, weightlifters come to Venice to perfect their ripped abs, swollen pecs, tree trunk sized legs.
Muscle Beach is part of Venice, although the original location [...]
Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Hollywood I Love You
By BootsnAll | April 7th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Squeezed against the back lot of Paramount Studios, with a full view of the Hollywood sign, is the home of many Hollywood greats, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It is a quiet place to contemplate the allure of Hollywood and the ephemeral nature of celebrity.
Cecil B. De Mille and his wife lie within sight of the [...]
Walt Disney Concert Hall
By Peter | March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The most striking thing about Walt Disney Concert Hall is the architecture. The curving metal faces of the structure seem to peek around corners and stare down streets. You catch glimpses of the concert hall from odd angles through the buildings of the city and your view of the structure sticks in your mind. Light [...]
Orange County’s “Great Park”
By Peter | March 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Los Angeles often comes under criticism because it doesn’t have enough parks or green space within the city. Sure, there are mountains nearby and the beach is always available. The city does have the one of the largest parks within city limits in Griffith Park, but the average person in Los Angeles does not have [...]
Norton Simon Museum
By Peter | March 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum describes itself as an “adventure in the visual arts.” This may be the case compared to other stodgy museums with comparable collections, but the Norton Simon Museum is probably referencing its place on the forefront of painting collections. The Norton Simon does not have the most extensive or complete collection in [...]
The Laugh Factory
By Peter | February 25th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It’s no accident that the Laugh Factory is one of the only places that you can find household name comedians performing short 15 minute sets in between concert appearances or TV specials.
The Laugh Factory books the best talent and sells out almost every weekend night show. For travelers, the Laugh Factory is recommended because [...]
Southwest Museum
By Peter | February 4th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Southwest Museum in Los Angeles is home to over a quarter million American Indian artifacts and works of art. It was one of the most impressive collections of Native American pieces assembled in this part of the world and because of limited room, the museum could only display about 5,000 pieces.
This meant that at [...]
Costa Mesa
By Peter | January 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Costa Mesa is a suburban city in Orange County located halfway between several popular beaches and Disneyland. The middle class community has been settled throughout most of American history but exploded in population after local families training for deployment in World War II lived in Costa Mesa while they trained at the Santa Ana Army [...]
