Famers Market (0900 - 1900)
Address: 6333 W. 3rd St. Fairfax District
Near: Museum Row, at the junction of the Third street and Fairfax Ave.
Hype: Old-fashioned meal
Information: www.farmersmarketla.com
Runyon Canyon
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave
Hype: Panoramic views from upper ridge
Broadway Walk
Grand Central Market
Address: 317 S. Broadway
Hype: fresh food and small eateries
- El Salvadoran Pupusas (stuffed tortillas) @ Sarita's Pupuseria
- (2nd floor) Tropical Zone (fresh juice)
Information: http://www.grandcentralsquare.com/
Los Feliz to Echo Park
Griffith Park
Address: Visitor's Center, 4730 Crystal Spring Dr.
Information: http://www.laparks.org/griffithpark
Hike: West Observatory Trail (Easy) VS Charlie Turner Trail (Med) VS Mt. Lee Trail (Diff)
- Inaccurate
- (Advice) Join Sierra Club (evening walk) http://angeles.sierraclub.org/griffith_park/evening_hikes
- Parking: Taking Canyon Drive from Franklin Ave. (remote and tricky, ask Ranger station)
Griffith Park Observatory
Address: 2800 E. Observatory Road
Hype: Camera obscura (East dome), Sun and moon & solar telescope (West dome), laser light, music show and planetary projection (central dome) deep space (lower level)
*Important: Tues - Sun (1200 - 2200)
West Hollywood, Hollywood & Midtown
KoreanTown
Hype: Soot Bull Jeep (3136 w 8th Street)
*Important: More Latin American (4:1)
Orange County (Little Saigon)
Laguna Beach
Address: Laguna Beach Visitors Center, 252 Broadway St., Laguna Beach
(1 mile south of Alison Beach, pass Mission Hospital. At the south end of 9th St.)
Information: www.lagunabeachinfo.com
Homesteading (lifestyle of self-sufficiency) by Mormons in the past
*Important: Getting around
- Laguna Beach Transit ($0.75 per ride)
- Parking lots in downtown's village cost $10-$20 (EXPENSIVE) is filled up early in the day during summer.
- Free parking in residential area (time limit present)
Laguna Beach Visitors Center (1000-1700)
Address: 381 Forest Ave
Hype: Bus schedules, free brochures (hiking trails to self-guided walking tours)
EXTRA
Celebration Theatre
Address: 7051 Santa Monica Blvd, WEST HOLLYWOOD
Hype: LGBT plays
Information: https://www.celebrationtheatre.com/
Affordable Accommodation
- Best Western 1-800 780 7234 (www.bestwestern.com)
- Comfort Inn 1-877 424 6423 (www.comfortinn.com)
- Days Inn 1-800 544 8313 (www.daysinn.com)
- Hampton Inn 1800 426 7866 (http://hamptoninn.hilton.com)
- Holiday Inn 1800 465 4329 (www.holiday-inn.com)
- Motel 6 1800 466 8356 (www.motel6.com)
- Ramada 1-888-298-2054 (www.ramada.com)
Venice
- Cadillac Hotel
Address: 8 Dudley Avenue, at Speedway & Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291
Phone: 1-310 399 8876
Information: www.thecadillachotel.com
Rates: $95-$139
Amenities: Free Wifi & TV
Parking $15
Hollywood
- Highland Garden Hotel
Address: 7047 Franklin Avenue, at N Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 1-800 404 5472, 1-323 850 0536
Information: www.highlandgardenshotel.com
Rates: $99-$129
Amenities: Pool & TV
Parking Free
- Beverly Laurel
Address: 8018 Beverly Boulevard, between S Laurel & S Edinburgh Avenues, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 1-323 651 2441
Information: -
Rates: $109-$150
Amenities: Pool & TV
Parking Free
