A kitschy Hollywood cemetery. Cinespia's outdoor summer movie screenings and bands at the Masonic Lodge are a unique experience. Bring a picnic & wine for the movies and buy tickets well in advance!
A black-tie, invitation-only clubhouse where magic shows and an invisible piano player accompany steak dinners. You can get the required invitation from a member through someone taking magic classes!
Chicken & Waffles is an urban spin on southern Soul Food, originating in Harlem. However, Roscoe's in LA is the most famous place for C&W, referenced in movies & songs. Use both syrup and hot sauce!
See a unique natural history museum for fossils excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits, which trapped animals here for the past 50,000 years (the period before the Ice Age), right in the middle of LA!
Was the only exclusively silent movie theater in the world. Now it alternates themed screenings of recent films and weird events with silent era films. Check the schedule: http://www.cinefamily.org/
Urban spelunking below UCLA is a favorite pastime of students. Find a way in and play Indiana Jones as you discover sights like the Underground Bridge and Secret Library - but avoid security guards!
Since 1933, the Pageant features "living pictures" in which people look as though they are part of famous artworks using costumes, makeup, headdresses, lighting, props, and backdrops.
Built by oil tycoon as a museum to house his ancient collections, the building is the only recreation of a Roman patrician villa in the US and is modeled after the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum.
These real canals date from 1905 when tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney (yes, as in the street) dug them as part of a vast resort town he modeled after Venice, Italy. Read more.
A housing tract built by over-zealous developers that crumbled into the ocean in 1929. You can still see sidewalk and other debris under the waves. Get around the fence during the day and be careful.
The original street that made up Cuidad de Los Angeles. Celebrate colorful Mexican-American holidays like Dia De Los Muertos on Nov. 1 and the Blessing of the Animals on the Saturday before Easter.
This collection of 17 interconnected structures were built by Italian immigrant Sabato Rodia over 33 years from 1921 to 1954. They were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
Features an surprising fusion of two widely separated food cultures, Mexican and Korean, in a format that is 'typical LA': a food truck. Track it at http://kogibbq.com/ and try a kimchi-quesadilla!
Nothing cures a late night craving like their bear claws. But #DontBlowIt by passing out on the giant donut.
Don't listen to the haters. This place is a Hollywood institution, and it's a great time for the price. No, the models aren't all perfect, but the setup is fun. Buy your tickets online.
LA (See) Weird and wonderful museum/art project. Don't miss the microscopic mosaics made entirely out of the scales of butterfly wings and the 2nd floor tea room is charming.
Museum dedicated to the Cold War, especially divided Germany and reunification, in the unlikely place of Los Angeles. Check open hours http://www.wendemuseum.org/ & see artifacts from a bygone era.
Last Saturday of every month @ midnight = THE ROOM!!! You HAVE to do this at least once in your lifetime. "hahahaha what a story, Mark!"
On March 31, Legoland will unveil STAR WARS miniland that will take guests to a galaxy far, far away!
Drink old fashioned Sarsaparilla, walk through an old silver mine, see a house made of bottles, and more.
Maybe the most metal museum in the U.S. their website boasts that they have the largest collection of Serial Murderer Artwork, Photos of the Charles Manson Crime Scenes and more!
