Table of Contents
1 Experience Los Angeles 6
20 Ultimate Experiences 8
What's Where 16
Los Angeles Today 18
What to Eat and Drink in Los Angeles 20
The Best Beaches in Los Angeles 22
The Best Famous Film Locations in Los Angeles 24
The Best Celebrity Hangouts in Los Angeles 26
Best Historic Restaurants in Los Angeles 28
Under the Radar Los Angeles 30
Los Angeles with Kids 32
Sports in Los Angeles 33
What to Watch and Read Before You Go 34
2 Travel Smart 37
Know Before You Go 38
Getting Here and Around 40
Essentials 45
Great Itineraries 50
On the Calendar 53
The Best Tours in Los Angeles 54
Contacts 56
3 Santa Monica and Venice 57
Neighborhood Snapshot 58
Santa Monica 59
Venice 70
Brentwood 78
Sawtelle Japantown 80
4 Beverly Hills 83
Neighborhood Snapshot 84
Beverly Hills 85
Culver City 98
5 West Hollywood and Fairfax 101
Neighborhood Snapshot 102
6 Hollywood and the Studios 125
Neighborhood Snapshot 126
Hollywood 127
Studio City 144
Universal City 148
Burbank 149
North Hollywood 152
7 Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown 155
Neighborhood Snapshot 156
Mid-Wilshire and Miracle Mile 157
Koreatown 162
8 Downtown Los Angeles 165
Neighborhood Snapshot 166
9 Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and the Eastside 195
A Day at Griffith Park 196
Neighborhood Snapshot 198
Los Feliz 199
Silver Lake 206
Echo Park 209
Atwater Village 212
Highland Park 215
10 Pasadena 219
Neighborhood Snapshot 220
11 Malibu and the Beaches 231
Neighborhood Snapshot 232
Malibu 233
Pacific Palisades 241
El Segundo 242
Manhattan Beach 242
Hermosa Beach 246
Redondo Beach 247
Long Beach and San Pedro 247
12 Disneyland and Orange County 251
Welcome to Disneyland and Orange County 252
Planning 254
Disneyland Resort 256
Knott's Berry Farm 267
The Coast 270
Catalina Island 287
Index 295
About Our Writers 304
Along the Strand 74
Cruising the Sunset Strip 108
LA's Historic Bars 189
Maps
Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Brentwood, and Sawtelle Japantown 60-61
Beverly Hills and Culver City 86-87
West Hollywood 104-105
Hollywood 128-129
Studio City, Universal City, Burbank, and North Hollywood 145
Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown 158-159
Downtown Los Angeles 168-169
Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and the Eastside 202-203
Pasadena 222-223
Malibu 236
Los Angeles Area Beaches 243
Disneyland 258
The Orange County Coast 271
Catalina Island 288