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1. The Getty Center
- Museum with breathtaking views
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- Art Museums/Galleries
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- Nile Expert Tip: Spend at least half a day at the Getty Center. It has great views of Los Angeles and Century City. Apart...
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2. Griffith Observatory
- Panoramic Views & Planetarium Shows
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- Los Feliz/Silver Lake/Echo Park
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3. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
- Priceless Sight-Seeing
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- Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley
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4. Sunset Boulevard & The Sunset Strip
- Where The Sun Never Sets
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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5. The HOLLYWOOD Sign
- Beacon of Tinseltown
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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6. 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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7. Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- Hollywood's Premier Movie House
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- Hollywood/West Hollywood
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8. Universal Studios
- Where Movies Are Made
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9. Olvera Street
- Historic marketplace
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- Downtown/Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown
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10. VIP Experience at Universal Studios Hollywood
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The huge basin of the Southland holds all sorts of great things to do. People come in droves for Disneyland, as well as amusement parks like Six Flags and Knott's Berry Farm and theme parks like Universal CityWalk. ( Movie studio tours are popular as well).
The Griffith Observatory is a great Art Deco building with expansive views. The surrounding Griffith Park area holds many hikes and excursions as well.
Huntington Library boasts the fabulous library and the expansive gardens. Other good Los Angeles gardens include the Los Angeles County Arboretum, the Descanso Gardens, and more.
Zuma Beach and the Venice Beach Walk stand in here for the beach culture that is associated with Los Angeles. There are so many beaches to check out if you are eager to get your toes in the sand! The bike path that passes through Venice (where you have to slow down for the crowds) goes from Santa Monica all the way down to the edge of the Palos Verdes peninsula.
These destinations are only the tip of the iceberg as the Los Angeles basin has so much to offer in terms of cultural and geographic highlights.
