Much cooler than I would have expected. Neat interactive elements and good diversity of topics.
On a clear day, the San Gabriel mountains provide a fine backdrop to this newly renovated shopping area.
If you want to have an "I sat next to [celebrity]" moment, go into the hotel and go to the bar. This is different than the main bar, which is frequented by, well, not celebrities.
It's crowded, touristy, and often filled with screaming children, but it's a lovely structure with fantastic views. I suggest parking on the street below and taking the slightly strenuous walk up.
Hope you didn't forget the camera. Snap a photo amongst the sunset-lit skyscrapers for one hot new Facebook profile pic.
The Abbey was voted the "Best Gay Bar in the World" by Logo's 2009 TripOut Gay Travel Awards! Congratulations! Check out other winners and nominees at http://www.tripoutgaytravel.com/awards/
Lots of great music shows happen here, but sometimes the most fun events are offbeat, like roller disco, mash-up clubs, life-size Tetris playoffs and massive rock-paper-scissors competitions. Read more.
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!
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/
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.
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!
The Battered Tomato sandwich was flippinh awesome. Makes me want to slap your momma!
