Los Angeles has been the muse and occasional downfall of contemporary day culture since exploding on the scene in the early 1900s. L.A. has been a sunshine mecca for artists, entertainers, occultists, eccentrics, and innovators with stars in their eyes and dreams to chase. To modern history L.A. is more than a city—it is a microcosm of the extremes that shape human success and failure.
The city teems with historic popular attractions: The Hollywood Sign, Grauman’s Chinese Theater, the Getty Museum, Dodger Stadium, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Boulevard, and of course, Disneyland, the "Happiest Place on Earth." But beneath the glitz and glamour lies a hidden dark side unique to L.A..
Los Angeles was built on the backs and dreams of some of the strangest and most brilliant minds of the 19th century. Those who dig deeper than Rodeo Drive will uncover extraordinary scientific leaps at the Jet Propulsion Lab and Griffith Observatory; unusual examples of outsider art such as Watts Tower; and a rich, intense melting pot of colliding cultures and histories. If you ask L.A. nicely, she will reveal her hidden attractions—secret underground tunnels, unusual museums, historic temples, and the weird, extravagant architecture that only a place with too much money and no boundaries could create.
Shopping on Rodeo Drive
Venice Beach
Sunset Boulevard
http://www.seeing-stars.com/streets/SunsetBlvd.shtml
Universal Studios Hollywood
http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com
Hollywood
https://www.latourist.com/index.php?page=hollywood-links
Knott's Berry Farm
Farmers Market and The Grove
http://www.farmersmarketla.com
Drive the Malibu Coast
http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/calamenu/ss/Driving-Californias-Malibu-Coast.htm
Spend a Day at Disneyland
https://disneyland.disney.go.com
Off the beaten track:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/destinations/los-angeles-california
I fount this wonderful UTUBE video that "gets" LA: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bTvr_2v-0HI