L.A Car Rental - Things To Do In And Around Los Angeles
L.A Weather: Lots of sunshine and heat await you in Los Angeles. Hot dry days and cool nights are the norm in L.A. Areas around L.A can have sharp temperature variations.
Culture And Nature In And Around L.A
Your L.A car rental can help you get away from the shallow hustle and bustle and into the cultured side of things. Drive away and get in touch with nature.
Museums And Art Galleries
Los Angeles provides art and culture to the urban masses.
Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art in L.A has three locations that offers permanent and travelling art exhibits. Wells Fargo Free Thursdays provides free admission to all MOCA venues every Thursday, 11:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M.
MOCA at California Plaza - 250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary - 152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles
MOCA at the Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood
Natural History Museum - 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Natural History Museum of L.A County houses permanent exhibits ranging from Native American artifacts to dinosaurs to indigenous mammals. The Museum also presents special exhibits during certain periods.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a permanent in-house collection and special art exhibits.
California Science Center - Exposition Park, Los Angeles
Free Admission to permanent galleries. Offers daily IMAX showings.
New Beverly - 7165 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
L.A's premier revival theatre plays the oldest classics to the weirdest cult movies.
Mann's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Boulevard
Check out a movie premier and the Forecourt of the Stars at the world famous Mann's.
Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures - 5900 Wilshire Boulevard
The biggest little collection of miniatures in the world!
Music
Explore your aural senses with classical music at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and with opera at the Los Angeles Opera Company.
Animals
Celebrities are not the only sort of wildlife you will find in Los Angeles!
LA Zoo - 5333 Zoo Drive
The L.A Zoo is located in the famous Griffith Park, and is home to more than 1,200 animals.
Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific - 100 Aquarium Way
The newly opened aquatic home is a 156,735 square-foot facility featuring 12,000 ocean animals, representing over 500 species in 17 major living habitats.
Parks In And Around L.A
Get away from it all and enjoy nature outside the city. Topanga Canyon State Park is accessible via the Pacific Coast Highway. Go north to Topanga Canyon Road and arrive at a refuge for artists, nature lovers, nudists, New Age gurus and other outside-the-mainstream types. Griffith Park is the largest public park in the country. It offers hiking, the LA Zoo, Griffith Observatory. Elysian Park is home to Dodger Stadium, home of the L.A Dodgers. Elysian Park is a natural refuge from urban insanity. El Pueblo de Los Angeles consists of forty-four acres; this region is a historical re-creation of a typical Spanish village representing the origins of Los Angeles.
Angeles National Forest is a recreation and conservation area adjacent to metropolitan Los Angeles.
Beaches In And Around L.A
The beaches are a melting pot of cultures and subcultures. Stroll the boardwalk or grab a seat; you'll never know what will happen by the water.
Popular Sandy Spots: Huntington State Beach, Malibu Beach, Muscle Beach, Santa Monica State Beach, Venice Beach.
Things Not To Miss In L.A
Try not to overlook these hidden attractions!
Bradbury Building: Architect George H. Wyman created this downtown landmark, a wrought-iron and wood wonder.
La Brea Tar Pits: you'll forget all the things you learned about dinosaurs from Jurrasic Park when you come here.
Mulholland Drive at Sunset: David Lynch's film noir's namesake, don't miss the stunning views of the city at night.
Helpful L.A Information
Here are some websites which may be useful in your research.
City of Los Angeles - www.ci.la.ca.us
Los Angeles County Online - www.co.la.ca.us
Los Angeles Times - www.latimes.com
Los Angeles Public Library - www.lapl.org
Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau - www.lacvb.com
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