YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 LOS ANGELES 3 !.' % , % 3 3 4 2 % % 4 . / 24(302).'342% %4 % ! 34 # / % ! , ) 3 / 342%%4 ! 2#!$ ) ! 3 4 2 %% 4 %!34 4 % - 4 % - 0 ,%342%%4 "2/ ! $7 ! 9 4 # % 3 ! 2 ! , ! - % $ ! 34 . / 24( ( ) , , 3 ! . 4 ! ! . ! & 2 %L0UEBLODE ,OS!NGELES #ITY (ALL 5NION 3TATION 5NION 3TATION 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Great restaurants in each area Must-see museums & galleries Places to see & be seen Spots to swim, surf, cycle, or sail Sights on Hollywood Boulevard Best hotels for every budget Live music venues & comedy clubs Tips for visiting Disneyland ® Resort Best shopping streets & malls Insider tips for every visitor LOS ANGELES CATHERINE GERBER EYEWITNESS TRAVEL 10 TO P Contents Contents Los Angeles Top 10 Sunset Strip 8 Historic Hollywood Boulevard 10 The Getty Center 12 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 16 El Pueblo de Los Angeles 20 Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens 22 Universal Studios ® Hollywood 26 Griffith Park 28 Disneyland ® Resort 30 Catalina Island 36 Moments in History 38 Cover: Front: DK IMAGES: Peter Peevers clb; Photolibrary: Index Stock Imagery/Ted Wilcox main. 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Left Sunset Strip Right Huntington Gardens 2 Contents Left Redondo Beach Right Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills Architectural Landmarks 40 Parks & Gardens 42 Beaches 44 Sports & Fitness Venues 46 Drives & Day Trips 48 LA for Children 50 Shopping Streets 52 Performing Arts Venues 54 Movie Theaters 56 Hollywood Connections 58 Live Music Clubs 60 Weird & Wacky LA 62 Places to See & Be Seen 64 Restaurants 66 Around Town Downtown 70 Around Downtown 80 Pasadena 86 Hollywood 94 West Hollywood & Midtown 102 Beverly Hills, Westwood, & Bel-Air 110 Santa Monica Bay 116 Long Beach & San Pedro 126 Streetsmart Practical Information 134 Places to Stay 144 General Index 152 Left View of Downtown Los Angeles Right Homage to a Starry Night mural, Venice Beach 3 Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Free no admission charge Dis. access disabled access [...]... Register of Historic Places Los Angeles Top 10 Top 10 of Art Deco on the Miracle Mile Museum Row With its four museums, including LACMA, the western end of Miracle Mile is also known as “Museum Row.” The Miracle Mile sign May Company building (now LACMA West) The Los Angeles Art Deco Society ( 310- 659-3326) offers walking tours of the Miracle Mile 19 Los Angeles Top 10 El Pueblo de Los Angeles This historic... devoted to changing exhibitions • 17985 Pacific Coast Highway • 310- 440-7300 • Open 10am–5pm Mon–Fri • Free parking $8 The Getty’s self-guided audio tour is offered in several languages including Spanish, English, and Chinese Children’s tours also available 13 Los Angeles Top 10 Left Electric Tram Center Panoramic Views Right Central Garden Top 10 Features of the Getty ! Electric Tram The Getty experience... a bunker atop a hill But once you’re within, walking beneath curvilinear balconies, across acres of rich gleaming stone, and through wondrous green gardens, you begin to see the Getty as a sort of modern – and thoroughly American – “Acropolis”: classic and timeless The Getty’s distinctive curvilinear architecture Share your travel recommendations on traveldk.com 15 Los Angeles Top 10 Los Angeles County... works will be reorganized as part of the remodelling program LACMA’s Art Rental & Sales Gallery is located on the lower level of the Bing Center 17 Los Angeles Top 10 Left LACMA Center Untitled Improvisation III Right The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame Top 10 LACMA Masterpieces Mrs Edward ! Portrait of Her Son, L Davis & ^ Flower Day Diego Rivera Mexican artist Livingston Davis John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)... Olvera Street, 213-628-1274, Open 9am–4pm daily, www.olvera-street.com • Olvera Street market: Open 10am–7pm daily (some shops may open earlier and close later) • Avila Adobe: Open 9am–4pm daily, free • Old Plaza Firehouse: Open 10am–3pm daily, free • Chinese American Museum: 425 N Los Angeles St, Open 10am– 3pm Tue–Sun, Adm $3 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Olvera Street América Tropical Sepulveda House Avila... de Los Angeles area would still remain a railway station Dismayed by the seediness of LA’s oldest neighborhood, Sterling launched her 1926 campaign to save it Her dedication earned her the backing of LA Times publisher Harry Chandler and others In April 1930, Olvera Street was reincarnated as a bustling Mexican market The Avila Adobe contains an exhibit on Sterling’s triumph 21 Los Angeles Top 10 Huntington... quality gifts While you can “do” the Huntington in an hour or two, it’s really the kind of place that is meant to be savored Come early and spend the day 23 Los Angeles Top 10 Left Huntington Art Gallery Center Chimborazo Right The Long Leg Top 10 Huntington Artworks ! Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough Grand Canal, Venice % The 1837 painting is a fine This (1727–88) was the most soughtafter portrait painter... of his holdings to the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1 910, the population of LA had tripled to around 310, 000 “The last trolley” made its farewell voyage in 1961 Pacific Electric Engine on display in Travel Town, Griffith Park The Lois and Robert F Erburu Gallery was added to the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery of American Art in 2005 25 Los Angeles Top 10 Universal Studios® Hollywood The world’s largest... Toontown Los Angeles Top 10 a cast of other characters from Disney’s Song of the South on their adventures as you travel along an enchanting watery path aboard hollowed-out flume logs The climactic final drop will leave you gasping, exultant…and wet In Critter Country ) Autopia this ride Kids love which puts them behind the wheel of two-seater sports cars for a slow but fun trip on the curvy roadways of Autopia... by an exceptional wine list At Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel (see p149) d 1600 S Disneyland Dr • 714-635-2300 • Dinner only • $$$ For price categories of restaurants See p79 33 Los Angeles Top 10 The Disneyland Resort Top 10 Practical Tips ! When to Visitbusiest in The parks are ^ Disney Hotelsof the three Staying at one summer, and around Easter, Thanksgiving, and between Christmas and New Year Crowds . 36–37 Top Ten of Everything 38–67 LOS ANGELES TOP 10 Los Angeles Top 10 Los Angeles Highlights The myth, the velocity, the edginess in creative and technological fields – this is Los Angeles, . LOS ANGELES TOP 10 Los Angeles Highlights 6–7 Sunset Strip 8–9 Historic Hollywood Boulevard 10 11 Getty Center 12–15 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 16–19 El Pueblo de Los Angeles. 24( ( ) , , 3 ! . 4 ! ! . ! & 2 %L0UEBLODE ,OS!NGELES #ITY (ALL 5NION 3TATION 5NION 3TATION 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Great restaurants in each area Must-see museums & galleries Places to see