Top 10 Los Angeles

162 Pages·2017·31.63 MB·English

by  DK Travel

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
TOP
LOS ANGELES
CATHERINE GERBER
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Top 10 Los Angeles The Top 10
Highlights of Everything
Welcome to Los Angeles ...............5 Moments in History .....................46
Exploring Los Angeles ...................6 Architectural Landmarks ............48
Los Angeles Highlights................10 Parks and Gardens ......................50
Historic Hollywood Boulevard .....12 Beaches ........................................52
Sunset Strip ..................................14 Places to See and Be Seen .........54
The Getty Center ..........................16 Off the Beaten Path .....................56
Los Angeles County Children’s Attractions ..................58
Museum of Art (LACMA) ..........20 Hollywood Connections ...............60
El Pueblo de Movie Theaters .............................62
Los Angeles ..............................24
Performing Arts Venues ..............64
The Huntington ............................28
Restaurants ..................................66
Universal Studios
Shopping Streets .........................68
HollywoodSM ..............................32
Los Angeles for Free ...................70
Griffith Park ..................................34
Drives and Day Trips ....................72
Disneyland® Resort .....................36
Catalina Island .............................42
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CONTENTS
Los Angeles Streetsmart
Area by Area
Downtown .....................................76 Getting To and Around
Around Downtown .......................84 Los Angeles ............................136
Pasadena ......................................90 Practical Information .................138
Hollywood .....................................98 Places to Stay .............................144
West Hollywood
and Midtown ...........................106 General Index .............................152
Beverly Hills, Westwood, Acknowledgments .....................159
and Bel-Air .............................114
Santa Monica Bay ......................120
Coastal Orange County ..............128
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Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly.
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the hills above Los Angeles write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel
Back cover Los Angeles’ beaches with their Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London
iconic huts WC2R 0RL, Great Britain, or email
Title page Palm trees have become [email protected]
synonymous with the city of Los Angeles
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Top 10 Los Angeles ❮❮ 5
Welcome to
Los Angeles
City of Angels. City of Dreams. City streets lined with palm
trees under a dazzling blue sky. Convertible cars cruising
Coast Highway. Surfers riding a perfect wave. Movie stars
leading mythological lives in designer gowns. Beneath this
image lies a vibrant, multicultural city for all to enjoy, and
with Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles, it’s yours to explore.
Never would the Spanish founders of the pueblo in 1781 have
envisioned that it would one day become a vast urban sprawl, home
to over 18 million people from 140 countries. It’s a city that dictates
culture to the world, yet where no single culture predominates.
Stroll down any street and you can hear a dozen different languages
and sample the food of a dozen different cuisines. Explore the cities
within the city, such as Pasadena, with its European style; Beverly
Hills, where excess is an art form; and Venice Beach, with its
hedonistic, anything-goes boardwalk.
In a city known for its stars, the Getty Center, the Huntington, and
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are stars among a
cultural galaxy. Some of the world’s most cutting-edge architecture
is rising from Downtown’s streets. And, if there’s a certain sense of
familiarity, look around carefully – you may have seen it in a movie.
Free-spirited at heart, this is a city of optimism and possibility.
Whether you’re coming for a weekend or a week, our Top 10 guide
brings together the best of everything the city has to offer, from
iconic places such as Hollywood to the amazing Disneyland®
Resort. There are tips throughout, from seeking out what’s free to
avoiding the crowds, plus ten easy-to-follow itineraries designed to
tie together a clutch of sights in a short space of time. Add inspiring
photography and detailed maps, and you have the essential pocket-
sized travel companion. Enjoy the book, and enjoy Los Angeles.
Clockwise from top: Los Angeles skyline, Walt Disney Concert Hall, North Vista at the
Huntington, Rodeo Drive sign, a Los Angeles beach with colorful beach houses, West
Coaster at Santa Monia Pier, street performer on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
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6 ❯❯ Top 10 Los Angeles
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Two Days in Day 2
Los Angeles MORNING
Enjoy breakfast at Marston’s (see
Day 1 p97) in Pasadena before heading over
MORNING to the Huntington (see pp28–31)
Start the day on Historic Hollywood (open at 10am; closed Tue). Pick a
Boulevard (see pp12–13), at the TCL couple of gardens to focus on – like
Chinese Theatre (see p63), where the Desert Garden or Rose Garden –
you can step among the footprints and then step into the art gallery to
of the stars. From the Hollywood & view the masterpieces on display.
Highland Center, spot the famous AFTERNOON
Hollywood Sign (see p99). Then drive Take the Metro to Union Station,
past the sights of Sunset Strip (see Downtown. Cross the street to El
pp14–15). Continue into Beverly Hills Pueblo de Los Angeles (see pp24–25)
for lunch on Rodeo Drive (see p68). and have lunch on Olvera Street.
AFTERNOON From Alameda Street, take the
Head to the Getty Center (see DASH B bus to the striking Cathedral
pp16–19), a masterpiece of the LA of Our Lady of Angels (see p78). Walk
community – wandering through the down South Grand Avenue to the
Impressionist Room or the gardens, Walt Disney Concert Hall (see p78),
while taking in the fabulous views of MOCA (see p78), and The Broad
the coastline and hills. museum (see p80).
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Exploring Los Angeles ❮❮ 7
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Day 1 ticket that allows entry into both
MORNING parks. Spend the morning on the
After breakfast at Downtown’s rides at Disneyland®.
Grand Central Market (see p79), AFTERNOON
cross Broadway and look inside the Shift over to California Adventure®
Bradbury Building (see p49). Walk by late afternoon and be sure to stay
over to South Grand Avenue to for the spectacular World of Color
admire The Broad museum (see p80) display at night.
and the Walt Disney Concert Hall
(see p78). Take DASH B bus to El
Pueblo de Los Angeles (see pp24–25)
and explore LA’s early history. From
Union Station, take the Metro to
Hollywood/Highland Station.
AFTERNOON
Try a little star-gazing on Historic
Hollywood Boulevard (see pp12–13)
before taking a bus or taxi down
to Melrose Avenue (see p68) for
shopping. Have lunch here or at
the Farmers Market (see p107) on
Fairfax Avenue. Enjoy some of LA’s
finest art and culture over at LACMA Universal Studios HollywoodSM
(see pp20–23), a few blocks away. is packed with entertaining rides.
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Top 10 Los Angeles
Highlights
The impressive auditorium
at the TCL Chinese Theatre
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