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Things to do and see in Los Angeles.
My son and girlfriend will be staying at an LAX airport hotel in June and will have 2 days free.
Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations of interesting/entertaining places to visit and things to do during the day, plus any decent ‘nightlife’/restaurants etc.
All info appreciated.
Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations of interesting/entertaining places to visit and things to do during the day, plus any decent ‘nightlife’/restaurants etc.
All info appreciated.
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Yes, mid 20's..... but they don't want to drive at all. They don't mind paying taxis/public transport etc but don't want to travel too far outside the LA area.
They should reconsider hiring a car, or factor in extra money for cabs.
Thanks for that.:)
They definitely don’t want to drive and taxi costs (within reason of course) are not really an issue.
Is there any chance they could change their hotel booking?
For somewhere like Long Beach or maybe Santa Monica? By taxi from the LAX area...it's a real schlep to the downtown area, Hollywood/Beverly Hills, Universal Studios etc and the attractive beach areas...I have no idea of the cost these days...but in time you are looking as grumpyoldbat has said...at significant travel time usually mean significant money to get anywhere.
And the main LA tourist attractions really are spread out right across the city.
And TBH the neighbourhoods bordering LAX are not the sort I would wander round after dark looking for eating places.
venice beach
sunset strip
manns chinese theatre
Totally agree with this! I enjoyed our time in LA, we did some work and courses, out at the LA coroners office as part of a working holiday, they have a gift shop next door, weird but some funky gift ideas, for those uniquely, tricky to please people!
I could not imagine LA without a car, public transport is horrific out there, and like some have said everything's all over the place.. For two days though, you'd probably be looking at the usual haunts; Hollywood boulevard, Venice beach, the grove shopping centre is nice to visit. It's outdoors with a little old fashioned tram..
Hope they have fun, and keep in the busy parts of LA, you don't have to wander far off the beating track, you can hit some really dodgy areas if you don't pay attention, and I mean dodgy, as in really SCARY!
There are theme parks, Six Flags is north of LA, Disney is at Anaheim, Knottsberry Farm is near Disney, Sea World and Legoland are down towards San Diego (a good drive down the coast).
The original Queen Mary is in dry dock at Long Beach, they do a lovely champagne Sunday Brunch in the restaurant and the ghosts and legends tour is quite interesting.
They can do the tours of the stars houses, visit Manns Chinese Theatre and check out the shops on Rodeo Drive.
Travelling further afield, about 2 hours north going up the pacific coast highway is a nice drive and they can stop at Hearst Castle and do a tour.
I don't know about clubs/pubs for night time as we always had kids with us so never got try them out.
Having said that, LA is a town that is many things to many people. It has museums, historical sites, entertainment venues, sporting events. Visit the LA Times website and look at the Calendar section for upcoming events. Maybe they can plan their trip around a concert or a festival.