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1. Olvera Street
- Historic marketplace
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- Downtown/Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown
- Nile Expert Tip: The birthplace of Los Angeles
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2. Venice Beach's Ocean Front Walk
- Great people watching, funky stores, and the beach!
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- Santa Monica/Beach Cities
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3. Melrose Avenue Shopping District
- The epitome of L.A. shopping
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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4. Perris Valley Skydiving Center
- Get set to JUMP
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- Offbeat Activities
- Outside the City
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5. Deane Dana Friendship Park
- 360 panorama view of LA's mountains and the ocean
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- Picnics, Parks & Gardens
- Long Beach/South Bay
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6. Arrowhead Ranger District
- Clean air, blue skies, mountain lakes, challenging trails, and beautiful views of the valley below are some of the surprises awaiting visitors to the San Bernardino Mountains.
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7. Mojave River Forks
- Located just south of Victorville in Summit Valley, Mojave River Forks is a park under a land lease agreement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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8. Los Angeles Deluxe Champagne Airplane Tour
- Air Tour
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9. Millard Canyon Falls Trail
- A hike by the falls
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- Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley
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10. Lake Hollywood
- A Hollywood oasis
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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The Best of NileGuide
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Fun is surely in the eye of the beholder; luckily Los Angeles has fun activities for just about everyone. In this list I have drawn from daytime fun things to do in the Southland (nightime highlights can be found elsewhere). Griffith Park seemed like a good place to start, just because the park offers such an array of attractions for the whole family.
This is Los Angeles right, so I included some shopping destinations. Melrose Avenue features boutiques that are oriented towards the everyday shopper rather than the super-rich; a lot of sportswear and tennis-shoes can be found in the vicinity of the Melrose and Fairfax intersection. The Grove is one of those now fashionable large outdoor malls, this time in an Italian mode.
The Southland is also home to a host of amusement parks: Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags, and Universal Studio City Walk all deserve mention; Disney made the list because its historic influence and fame.
