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LA Outings
Griffith Observatory is one of LA Outings.

1. Griffith Observatory

9.4
2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Observatory · 644 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: Voted Best Of LA numerous times, the Observatory is the site of the famous James Dean knife fight scene in "Rebel Without A Cause". Aside from the heavenly view, the planetarium gift shop is awesome! Read more.

Chinatown is one of LA Outings.

2. Chinatown

Los Angeles, CA
Neighborhood · 38 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: The charming pedestrian streets host a myriad of culture, from hip contemporary art gallery nights to the Annual Chinese New Year Parade! Have a beer at Hop Louie's and toss a penny to fulfill a wish! Read more.

Griffith Park is one of LA Outings.

3. Griffith Park

9.5
Griffith Park Dr (Mount Hollywood Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Park · Los Feliz · 152 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: From the sublime parking to old zoo to the Merry-Go-Round (which has been operating since 1937), the largest urban park in America has been voted Best Of LA many times... Also perfect for picnics! Read more.

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of LA Outings.

4. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

8.9
5919 Franklin Ave (at Bronson Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Club · Los Feliz · 91 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: Go see "Last Day of School" and "Convoy." for $5 at 11 p.m. on Thursdays - two of the most seasoned and reliably hilarious improv teams in town. Also offering affordable and excellent improv classes! Read more.

Levitated Mass is one of LA Outings.

5. Levitated Mass

8.0
5905 Wilshire Blvd (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture Garden · Mid-City West · 26 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer is where modern art and the Protestant work ethic weirdly intersect. A 340-ton granite megalith painstakingly transported from Riverside sits in a 456-foot-long slot! Read more.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is one of LA Outings.

6. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

9.3
900 Exposition Blvd (at Vermont Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · South LA · 134 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: Check out First Fridays featuring lectures, bands, DJs and special museum tours! Also, don't forget to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour on display out front! Read more.

Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook is one of LA Outings.

7. Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

9.3
6300 Hetzler Rd (at Jefferson Blvd.), Culver City, CA
Scenic Lookout · 79 tips and reviews
The Actors' Gang is one of LA Outings.

8. The Actors' Gang

8.3
9070 Venice Blvd (Culver Blvd), Culver City, CA
Theater · 10 tips and reviews
Duff's Cakemix is one of LA Outings.

9. Duff's Cakemix

8.4
8302 Melrose Ave (at Sweetzer Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · Mid-City West · 9 tips and reviews
Beverly Hot Springs Spa & Skin Care Clinic is one of LA Outings.

10. Beverly Hot Springs Spa & Skin Care Clinic

8.0
308 N Oxford Ave (at Beverly Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Spa · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 11 tips and reviews
Wayfarers Chapel is one of LA Outings.

11. Wayfarers Chapel

5755 Palos Verdes Dr S, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Church · 18 tips and reviews
Maguire Gardens is one of LA Outings.

12. Maguire Gardens

7.8
700 W 5th St (at Flower St), Los Angeles, CA
Park · Financial District · 3 tips and reviews
Museum of Jurassic Technology is one of LA Outings.

13. Museum of Jurassic Technology

8.1
9341 Venice Blvd (at Bagley Ave), Culver City, CA
Museum · 58 tips and reviews
William S. Hart Park & Off-Leash Dog Park is one of LA Outings.

14. William S. Hart Park & Off-Leash Dog Park

6.1
8341 DE Longpre Ave (at N Flores St), West Hollywood, CA
Dog Park · 14 tips and reviews