Los Angeles is packed with amazing reasons to visit! From Hollywood to Beverly Hills to Santa Monica Add a few days to your trip before or after L.A. Blues and you've got a crazy good time on your hands. Trust us. We live here.
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1. Disneyland
2. Universal Studios/Universal Citywalk
3. Southern California CityPass
4. Hollywood Walk of Fame/Mann's Chinese Theatre
5. Venice Beach
6. The Hollywood Sign
7. Griffith Park/Griffith Observatory
8. Santa Monica Pier/3rd Street Promenade
9. The Getty Center
10. Sunset Strip
11. Rodeo Drive
12. The Walt Disney Concert Hall
13. Watts Tower
14. Malibu Creek Canyon
15. LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
16. MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art
17. Norton Simon Museum
18. Capitol Records Building
19. Old Town Pasadena
20. Additional Dance Venues in Los Angeles
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1. Disneyland - visit the Mouse himself!
1313 S Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92802
Open 8MA-12AM Daily
Single Day Theme Park Ticket - $72
One Day Park Hopper Ticket - $97
Other Ticket Options Available - HERE -
Parking - $12.00 for cars and motorcycles
http://disneyland.disney.go.com
2. Universal Studios/Universal CityWalk - visit the park or wander citywalk for free -that is if you can resist buying anything.
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
Open 10AM - 6PM
Single Day Ticket - $69
Parking - $12 per vehicle until 5:00 p.m. General parking after 5:00 p.m. is $10
Metro Red Line - Theres a Universal City stop. Just walk up or take the free shuttle up the hill.
www.universalstudioshollywood.com
3. Southern California CityPass - One-stop access to five famous attractions. Receive access to Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland Resort Theme parks, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Zoo® or San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park®, all in one Pass. $259
http://www.citypass.com/city/socal.html
4. Hollywood Walk of Fame/Mann's Chinese Theatre - the infamous hand/foot prints in cement.
6925 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028
Forecourt - where the prints are - open 24 hours and FREE. Theatre open daily. Schedule a tour or buy a movie ticket to see the interior.
For more information about scheduling a tour, call 323-463-9576
http://www.manntheatres.com/chinese
http://www.hollywoodandhighland.com
5. Venice Beach - the infamous Muscle Beach and overall fun boardwalk to do some tourist shopping.
A great path connect Venice Beach to Santa Monica Pier/Promenade. You can walk or even rent a bike.
http://www.venicebeach.com
6. The Hollywood Sign - take some fun pictures of it from several vantage points around the city or hike the trail that ends up underneath it. NOTE - they don't light up the sign at night like in the movies. Please check the status of the trail. Due to state budget cuts several state parks might be closed.
3200 Canyon Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068
http://www.hollywoodsign.org
http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/bronsonCanyonGP.htm
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7. Griffith Park/Griffith Observatory -
2800 East Observatory Road Los Angeles, CA 90027
Open Tuesday-Friday 12Noon - 10PM
Saturday-Sunday 10AM - 10PM
Mondays CLOSED
Admission to the Observatory building & grounds is FREE. There is a charge for shows in the Planetarium.
Parking is FREE or take the LADOT Observatory Shuttle that operates weekends from the Vermont/Sunset Metro Red Line station to the Observatory for $.25. The shuttle operates every Saturday and Sunday, except holidays, between 10AM and 10PM
http://www.griffithobs.org
http://www.lacity.org/rap/dos/parks/griffithpk/griffith.htm
8. Santa Monica Pier/3rd Street Promenade - great place to walk around, enjoy the street performers and do a bit of shopping. Third Street between Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Ave.
Parking - http://downtownsm.com/visitors/parking.html
http://www.thirdstreetpromenade.org
9. The Getty Center - Great museum with great views of Los Angeles as you travel between exhibits.
Free admission.
Tuesday-Friday 10AM-530PM
Saturday 10AM-9PM
Sunday 10AM-530PM
Monday CLOSED
Parking is $15 per car. It is FREE after 5:00 p.m. for the Getty Center's evening hours on Saturdays (when we are open until 9:00 p.m.), as well as for all evening public programming, including music, film, lectures, and other special programs held after 5:00 p.m.
http://www.getty.edu
10. Sunset Strip - House of Blues,
4019 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA. 90029
http://www.thesunsetstrip.com
11. Rodeo Drive - famous shopping area. Think Pretty Woman
http://www.rodeodrive-bh.com/index4.html
12. The Walt Disney Concert Hall - Great architecture and amazing space
111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
http://www.laphil.com
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13. Watts Tower - a historical architectural landmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Towers
14. Malibu Creek Canyon - Beautiful area with some great hiking
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=614
15. LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art - some fantastic .. and some intriguing art
5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90036
You can visit the museum or play in the street lights exhibit outside. Just don't play in the La Brea Tar pits that are also next to the musem.
LACMA - Free Admission for all at selected times. After 5 pm, you may pay what you wish. Evening special: Vehicles entering the 6th Street parking garage after 7 pm park for free. On the second Tuesday of each month, general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions is free to all.
Monday, Tuesday 12Noon-8PM
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 12Noon-8PM
Friday 12Noon-9PM
Saturday, Sunday 11AM-8PM
Parking available at 6th Street parking garage, located just east of Fairfax Avenue - $7
http://www.lacma.org
http://www.tarpits.org
16. MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art - another option for some artistic stimulation
250 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
General Admission $10. Students $5 with ID. Seniors $5. Free Thursday Evenings 5PM-8PM
Monday 11AM-5PM
Tuesday, Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 11AM-8PM
Friday 11AM-5PM
Saturday, Sunday 11AM-6PM
Parking - use the Walt Disney Concert Hall garage; enter from Lower Grand Avenue or 2nd Street.
$9 flat rate with MOCA validation ($20 deposit required upon entry; $11 refund)
Public Transportation - Take the Metro Red Line to Pershing Square
http://www.moca.org
17. Norton Simon Museum - great collection of art from asian to contemporary, prints to photographs
411 W Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 12Noon = 6PM
Friday 12Noon - 9PM
Tuesday CLOSED
Admisson $8, Students FREE
Parking FREE
http://www.nortonsimon.org
18. Capitol Records Building - another great Los Angeles landmark to snap a picture of because it was not actually destroyed like in The Day After Tomorrow
1750 Vine St., Los Angeles CA 90028
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records_Building
19. Old Town Pasadena - great area to shop and eat, and close to LA Blues
On Colorado Blvd. between Pasadena Ave. and Los Robles, Pasadena CA 91103
20. Additional Dance Venues in Los Angeles
MONDAY
Harvelles (Blues Jam, Not a Dance Venue, 21+, Santa Monica)
Babes & Rickys (Blues Jam, Not a Dance Venue, 21+, Los Angeles)
TUESDAY
Joe's Bar Grill (21+, Burbank)
WEDNESDAY
Blues Kitchen (Blues Dance Lessons - Sherman Oaks)
THURSDAY
Lindy Groove (Swing Dance - Pasadena)
FRIDAY
do Something Blue (Blues Dance the last TWO Fridays - Los Angeles)
Shim Sham Room (Swing/Blues Dance the First Friday of the Month - Sherman Oaks)
The Juke (Blues Dance the Second Friday of the Month - Sherman Oaks)
SATURDAY
Third Saturday Swing (Swing Dance the Third Saturday of the Month - Pasadena)
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