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Hollywood is one of the biggest attractions in Los Angeles, the second largest city in America.
Los Angeles, California, or just LA, is what most people think of when they think of the US. Huge, sprawling, and varied in its people and culture, it’s the second largest city in America.
There are six airports in Los Angeles, but the best known and most popular is LAX International Airport, and while there are trains, buses and taxis in the city, getting around almost demands that one has a car.
One of the biggest attractions in LA must be Hollywood, and one of the biggest there is Hollywood Boulevard, with its Walk of Fame, and Grauman’s Chinese Theater, where you can see if you ‘measure up’ to big name stars – at least whether your hands do – on the star embedded sidewalk. The Wax Museum and Ripley’s Believe it or Not are also attractions worth visiting in the Hollywood Boulevard area.
There are also studio tours, where you can visit the sets of some of the biggest movies ever made, or places in the city, like Mulholland Drive, which has been the setting for some very famous movie scenes. Many tour companies and fly by night operators will sell you maps to stars homes, or take you on a tour.
Aside from the movie business, there’s a fair amount of history and culture in Los Angeles. Like the famous Olvera Street, where the oldest building in the city still stands, and Union Station, which is both the main rail hub for the city and a historic site.
The Getty Centre is a huge museum with extensive gardens, and for art lovers, the Museum of Contemporary Art is a good choice, and the Page Museum at La Brea Discoveries offers fascinating paleontological discoveries on exhibit, from Saber Toothed Tigers to Giant Sloths.
Thanks to its ethnic diversity, there are many areas of the city where you will find clusters of different races and cultures – for instance Chinatown, Little Persia, Little India and others. All of these can be interesting to browse shop and eat in.
Fans of adrenaline will love the Six Flags Magic Mountain, with its roller coasters, and the neighboring Hurricane Harbor. It is a way outside of the centre of town, at Santa Clarita, but its well worth a visit, particularly if you are travelling with children.
Shopping is another time honored pass time in Los Angeles, but if you really want to shop for luxury brands, then Rodeo Drive in Hollywood is where you’ll find them. Likewise, food in the city ranges from traditional diners like Mel’s Drive In in Hollywood to Mexican, Chinese, and five star luxury, as well as everything in between.
When you’re deciding where to stay in LA, the sights you want to see will dictate the area, but there are hotels scattered throughout the city, so your options are vast. Hollywood is, however, one of the most popular places to stay, and here you’ll find hotels like the Best Western Hollywood Hotel Plaza Inn, which puts you within walking distance of Universal Studios, or the Motel 6 Los Angeles – Hollywood, which is a more budget conscious option in the middle of town.
Los Angeles Hotel and Attractions Guides
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Top Los Angeles Hotels
Four Seasons Hotel
Bel Air Hotel
Palihouse Vine Hotel Hollywood
SLS Hotel At Beverly Hills
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
Sheraton Hotel Gateway
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Marriott Hotel Airport
Omni Hotel
The Westin Hotel LAX
Hilton Hotel LAX
Renaissance Hotel Airport
Marriott Hotel Downtown
Hilton Checkers Hotel
Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX
Wilshire Grand Hotel
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Crowne Plaza Hotel Beverly Hills
Hotel Palomar
Intercontinental Hotel Century City
Sofitel Hotel
Hyatt Regency Hotel Century Plaza
Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard
The Orlando Hotel
The Standard Hotel Downtown
The Tower Beverly Hills Hotel
Cinema Suites Bed and Breakfast
Pacific Palms Resort
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Valadon Hotel
W Hotel Westwood
JJ Grand Hotel
Your Stay Wilshire Apartments
Radisson Hotel Airport
La Quinta Inn & Suites LAX
Miyako Hotel
Courtyard Hotel LAX
Embassy Suites LAX North
Angeleno Hotel
Residence Inn Beverly Hills
Wilshire Plaza Hotel
Four Points Hotel LAX
Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens
Custom Hotel
Courtyard Hotel Century City
Best Western Royal Palace Inn & Suites
Holiday Inn LAX
Kawada Hotel
Sheraton Hotel Downtown
Radisson Hotel Midtown
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Top Los Angeles Attractions
444 Flower Building
American Film Institute
American Girl Place
Angelus Temple
Armand Hammer Museum
Autry National Center
Burbank Los Angeles
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California African American Museum
California Institute of Technology
California Science Center
California State University Los Angeles
Capitol Records Building
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
CBS Studio Center
CBS Television City
Century City Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Echo Park
El Capitan Theatre
Elysian Park
Exposition Park
Fairfax District
Farmers Market
Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum
Getty Center
Grand Hope Park
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Park
Hermosa Beach
Hollywood
Hollywood and Highland
Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Entertainment Museum
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Japanese American Museum
Kodak Theater
Koreatown
LA Fashion District
LAX Area
Leimert Park Village
Little Tokyo
Long Beach Aquarium of Pacific
Los Angeles Amtrak Station
Los Angeles Central Library
Los Angeles Children's Museum
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Country Museum of Art / LACMA
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Los Angeles Cruise Ship Terminal
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Los Angeles Music Center
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles Zoo
MacArthur Park
Macy's Plaza
Marina del Rey
Melrose Avenue
Million Dollar Theater
Monastery of the Angels
Museum of Academy of Motion Picture
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Latin American Art
Museum of Neon Art
Museum of Tolerance
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Nokia Theatre
Norton Simon Museum of Art
Occidental College
Pantages Theater
Paramount Studios
Petersen Automotive Museum
Pierce College
Rancho la Brea Tar Pits
Redondo Beach
Robertson Boulevard
Rodeo Drive
Rustic Canyon Park
San Fernando Valley
Skirball Cultural Center
Staples Center
Sunset Strip
Temescal Gateway Park
The Grove
Travel Town Museum
U.S. Bank Tower
Union Station
Universal City Walk
Universal Studios Hollywood
University of California Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Venice Beach
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Watts Towers Arts Center
West Hollywood
Westwood Memorial Park
Will Rogers State Historic Park
Wiltern Theatre
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Los Angeles Resources
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