Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Sightseeing

Canyon park with picnic tables, close to Will Rogers State Beach.
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Temescal Canyon Park
15900 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Canyon park with picnic tables, close to Will Rogers State Beach.
The beautiful Will Rogers Ranch features a museum, free docent tours of the beloved star's home, horseback riding, picnic areas with bbq grills, great hiking trails and polo matches on the weekends.
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Iphakamisa yaseWill Rogers State Historic
1501 Will Rogers State Park Rd
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The beautiful Will Rogers Ranch features a museum, free docent tours of the beloved star's home, horseback riding, picnic areas with bbq grills, great hiking trails and polo matches on the weekends.
Clean beaches with plenty of parking, close to beachside restaurants.
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Will Rogers State Beach
17580 CA-1
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Clean beaches with plenty of parking, close to beachside restaurants.
Beautiful park with picnic tables, restrooms, multiple hiking trails to the waterfall, Skull Rock and Will Rogers State Park.
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Temescal Canyon Park
15900 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Beautiful park with picnic tables, restrooms, multiple hiking trails to the waterfall, Skull Rock and Will Rogers State Park.
10 minutes down the PCH is the Santa Monica Pier, with rides, games, restaurants, colorful vendors and free concerts on Thursday nights in the summer.
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Pacific Park kwi-Santa Monica Pier
380 Santa Monica Pier
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10 minutes down the PCH is the Santa Monica Pier, with rides, games, restaurants, colorful vendors and free concerts on Thursday nights in the summer.
Restaurants, stores, vendors and colorful characters, as well as famed Muscle Beach along this boardwalk.
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Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front Walk
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Restaurants, stores, vendors and colorful characters, as well as famed Muscle Beach along this boardwalk.
Another fantastic treat for hikers. Trippet Ranch has picnic tables, restrooms and hikes to amazing Parker Mesa overlook or popular Eagle Rock loop.
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Topanga State Park
20828 Entrada Rd
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Another fantastic treat for hikers. Trippet Ranch has picnic tables, restrooms and hikes to amazing Parker Mesa overlook or popular Eagle Rock loop.

Shopping

Famed Third Street Promenade offers hundreds of shops, restaurants and the newly constructed open-air Santa Monica Place mall.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
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Famed Third Street Promenade offers hundreds of shops, restaurants and the newly constructed open-air Santa Monica Place mall.
Boutiques, restaurants, gift shops, frozen yogurt and cupcakes in the "village", as well as groceries, shoe repair, computer repair, banks, etc. Fun stroll. Sunset between Via de la Paz & Monument.
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Pacific Palisades
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Boutiques, restaurants, gift shops, frozen yogurt and cupcakes in the "village", as well as groceries, shoe repair, computer repair, banks, etc. Fun stroll. Sunset between Via de la Paz & Monument.
In addition to the more travelled 3rd Street Promenade, Montana Avenue offers a nice collection of boutiques, restaurants, wine shops, as well as a Whole Foods.
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Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue
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In addition to the more travelled 3rd Street Promenade, Montana Avenue offers a nice collection of boutiques, restaurants, wine shops, as well as a Whole Foods.

Food Scene

Terrific farmer's market every Sunday 9-1, with local produce, gourmet treats, flower vendors. Grab a bite at the food truck, or lunch one of the many nearby restaurants.
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Pacific Palisades Farmers Market
North Swarthmore Avenue
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Terrific farmer's market every Sunday 9-1, with local produce, gourmet treats, flower vendors. Grab a bite at the food truck, or lunch one of the many nearby restaurants.
Great food, cocktails, happy hour.
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Taste at the Palisades
538 Palisades Dr
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Great food, cocktails, happy hour.
Favorite of locals for breakfast and lunch.
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Cafe Vida
9755 Culver Blvd
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Favorite of locals for breakfast and lunch.
Looks like a dive but the food is terrific. On warm nights, sit on the patio in the back. Great place to come after a day at the beach.
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Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine
18763 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Looks like a dive but the food is terrific. On warm nights, sit on the patio in the back. Great place to come after a day at the beach.
Good breakfast/lunch spot right on the beach. Eat outdoors with your feet in the sand, or by a window indoors with an ocean view where you can enjoy a glass of wine at sunset.
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Back on the Beach Cafe
445 CA-1
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Good breakfast/lunch spot right on the beach. Eat outdoors with your feet in the sand, or by a window indoors with an ocean view where you can enjoy a glass of wine at sunset.
Restaurant with ocean view.
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Duke's Malibu
21150 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Restaurant with ocean view.
Great views. Patio a nice spot for a happy hour cocktail after kicking back at beach.
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Gladstones Restaurant
17300 CA-1
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Great views. Patio a nice spot for a happy hour cocktail after kicking back at beach.
Amazing views, terrific food. Treat yourself! Sunday brunch especially nice.
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Geoffreys
27400 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Amazing views, terrific food. Treat yourself! Sunday brunch especially nice.
One of my favorite spots. Healthy food in a mountain setting, gorgeous patio, very romantic. Stop in at the new age gift shop -- so Topanga. ;-)
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Inn of the Seventh Ray
128 Old Topanga Canyon Rd
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One of my favorite spots. Healthy food in a mountain setting, gorgeous patio, very romantic. Stop in at the new age gift shop -- so Topanga. ;-)
Recently changed hands; can't vouch for food but it's a cool setting, great place to eat after a hike in Topanga State Park. An establishment in Topanga for many years converted, I'm told, from an old school house. Full bar, nice patio, and on cold nights, gather around the fireplace inside with a hot toddy.
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Froggy's Coffee
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Recently changed hands; can't vouch for food but it's a cool setting, great place to eat after a hike in Topanga State Park. An establishment in Topanga for many years converted, I'm told, from an old school house. Full bar, nice patio, and on cold nights, gather around the fireplace inside with a hot toddy.

Everything Else

The bike path along the beach extends all the way to Manhattan Beach and beyond, with great places to stop along the way for food and drink.
Bike Path
The bike path along the beach extends all the way to Manhattan Beach and beyond, with great places to stop along the way for food and drink.
Gorgeous garden with lake in a natural amphitheater with meditation chapel. Beautiful setting for quiet contemplation.
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Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple
17190 Sunset Blvd
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Gorgeous garden with lake in a natural amphitheater with meditation chapel. Beautiful setting for quiet contemplation.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the few full bars in the Palisades, their happy hour is a local favorite.
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Pearl Dragon
15229 Sunset Blvd
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One of the few full bars in the Palisades, their happy hour is a local favorite.
Fun spot by the beach. Enjoy a wine tasting or just have a glass of wine on their back patio. On the weekends, there is usually live music and food trucks. A great hang.
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Rosenthal Wine Bar & Patio
18741 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Fun spot by the beach. Enjoy a wine tasting or just have a glass of wine on their back patio. On the weekends, there is usually live music and food trucks. A great hang.

Arts & Culture

Quite large, hard to do it all in one day. New modern wing, Permanent collection, Asian Pavillion and special exhibits -- as well as Page Natural History Museum and famed La Brea Tar Pits!
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
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Quite large, hard to do it all in one day. New modern wing, Permanent collection, Asian Pavillion and special exhibits -- as well as Page Natural History Museum and famed La Brea Tar Pits!
Former home of famous oil tycoon, J. P. Getty, overlooking the Pacific. Ancient artifacts, special exhibits, interesting talks and plays in the summers. Free; only pay for parking.
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The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Former home of famous oil tycoon, J. P. Getty, overlooking the Pacific. Ancient artifacts, special exhibits, interesting talks and plays in the summers. Free; only pay for parking.
Amazing views, gorgeous grounds, Impressionist collection, special exhibits, events. A great place to while away an afternoon. A couple of restaurants on the grounds. Free; only pay for parking.
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IGetty
1200 Getty Center Dr
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Amazing views, gorgeous grounds, Impressionist collection, special exhibits, events. A great place to while away an afternoon. A couple of restaurants on the grounds. Free; only pay for parking.
Highly respected playhouse with an interesting calendar of plays.
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Geffen Playhouse Theater
10886 Le Conte Ave
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Highly respected playhouse with an interesting calendar of plays.

Essentials

Pharmacy, beauty, vitamins, supplements, gifts.
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Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
15150 Sunset Blvd
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Pharmacy, beauty, vitamins, supplements, gifts.
Locally owned hardware store.
Norris Hardware
15140 Sunset Blvd
Locally owned hardware store.