Museums
LACMA, MOCA, The Broad, Getty, Getty Villa, Norton Simon, Neon, Museum of Jurassic Technology, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Hammer Museum, Huntington Library, La Brea Tar Pits (Page Museum), Japanese-American Cultural Center, Museum of Tolerance, California Science Center, Museum of National History, California of African American Museum, LA Arboretum
Music Venues:
Disney Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Hollywood Bowl, McCabes, Jazz Bakery, Catalina’s Bar & Grill, the Wiltern, the Roxy, the Troubadour, El Rey Theater, Greek Theater, House of Blues
Theatre:
Mark Taper Forum, Kodak Theatre, Kirk Douglas Theater, Red Cat, Pantages, A Noise Within, the Alex, Theatricum Botanicum, the Groundlings, the Improv
Cinemas:
the Arclight, the Bridge, El Capitan, Silent Movie Theater, Cemetery Screenings, Orpheum, Mann’s Chinese Theater, Vista,
Sports:
Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers, Kings, Galaxy, Avengers, USC Trojans,Santa Anita Racetrack, Staples Center
National and State parks:
Griffith Park, Catalina Island, Santa Monica Mountains Topanga Canyon State Park, Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Joshua Tree National Park (2 hours), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park (5 hours), Death Valley National Park (5 hours), Yosemite (5-6 hours), the Grand Canyon (7-8 hours)
Skiing/snowboarding:
Mountain High (1-2 hours), Big Bear/Snow Summit (2-3 hours), Mammoth Mountain (5-6 hours)
Beaches:
Malibu, Santa Monica, Manhattan, Hermosa, Venice, Huntington, Laguna, San Onofre State Beach (USC’s Sea Grant program has a good guide to Los Angeles Beaches)
Weekend Trips:
San Diego, Mexico (Ensenda/Rosarita Beach), Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Wine Country in Santa Ynez valley, Hearst Castle
Zoos and Theme Parks:
Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm, LA Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Seaworld, Six Flags Great Adventure
Only in LA:
Studio Tours, Live Audience Tickets, the Grove, the Doo-Dah Parade, West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, Olvera Street, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, 3rd Street Promenade, Rodeo Drive
Farmers Markets:
Santa Monica, Hollywood, Pasadena, Farmers’ Market at Fairfax and Third
