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Sunday, March 2, 2014

101 Things to Do in Los Angeles



1. Go to the Getty Center, with works by Van Gogh and Monet, or take a tour of the spectacular gardens.

2. Griffith Observatory

3. Universal Studios Hollywood

4. Take a class at the Groundlings Improv School, or watch a show on their stage who hosted such comedians as Will Ferrell

5. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

6. Attend the monthly art walk on Gallery Row.

7. Hollywood Walk of Fame.

8. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

9. Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Garden

10. California Science Center.

11. Visit Marilyn Monroe's and other stars graves at Westwood Memorial Park.

12. Watch a movie at the Chinese Theatre, where numerous famous movies have premiered.

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13. Battleship Iowa.

14. Peterson Automotive Museum.

15. Museum of Tolerance

16. Los Angeles Central Library.

17. Watch the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

18. Griffith Park.

19. iFly Hollywood Indoor Skydiving.

20. Nethercutt Museum.

21. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

22. Laserium

23. Ripley`s Believe It or Not Museum

24. Buy some local produce at the Original Farmer`s Market

25.  Hollywood Bowl.

26. Go to the Craft and Folk Art Museum

27. Have dinner and watch a show at the Magic Castle, or adults can take a beginners magic class.

28. Madame Tussauds Hollywood

29. See the University of Southern California Trojans football team play at Los Angeles Memorials Coliseum where the Olympics were held twice.



30. Venice Beach Boardwalk

31. Watch a performance at the Greek Theatre

32. Laugh hysterically at The Improv

33. Japanese American National Museum

34. Visit the Skirball Cultural Center, history museum

35. Dolby Theatre, where the Academy Awards are held.

36. Shop at Grand Central Market

37. Get tickets to the Late Show with Craig Ferguson

38. The Hammer Museum

39. Zimmer Children`s Museum

40. Appreciate the architecture of the Bradbury Building, also site where Blade Runner was filmed.

41. Jon Lovitz Comedy Club

42. Listen to various free concerts at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park

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43. Museum of Contemporary Art. 

44. Picnic at Echo Park.

45. Ultrazone Laser Tag

46. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

47. Go shopping at the Time Travel Mart, with quirky items from the past and future.

48. See the Watts Towers, these 99 foot towers were the result of a construction workers hobby, completed in 1954. Or take a class at the Watts Towers Arts Center.

49. See the Hollywood Sign

50. Take a trip on the Angeles Flight Railway

51. Get a view of the city from City Hall

52. Go swimming at Santa Monica Bay

53. Go golfing at Studio City Golf & Tennis, Rancho Park Golf Club or Penmar Golf Course

54. Bronson Caves

55. ArcLight Cinemas

56. Fly the Dream - an F16 Flight Simulator

57. Listen to the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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58. Visit Bergamot Station, home to more than 30 art galleries.

59. Find some unique home made crafts at Crafted, a large permanent craft fair

60. Annenberg Space for Photography

61. Walk along Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard

62. Watch the Los Angeles Sparks, Los Angeles Clippers, L.A. Lakers or Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center.

63. El Capitan Theatre

64. The Japanese Garden

65. Grammy Museum

66. Wildlife Learning Center

67. Magic and Wine Tasting with David Minkin.

68. Venice Canals Walkway

69. Exposition Park

70. See the Museum of Death, but leave the kids and the squeamish at home

71. Runyon Canyon Park

72. Attend an expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center

73. Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels

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74. Hollywood Wax Museum

75. Grand Park

76. Go to the petting zoo and amusement rides at LA Fair.

77. Nokia Theatre at LA Live.

78. California Afro-America Museum

79. Take a trip to China Town and go shopping at the open market.

80. Old Plaza Firehouse built in 1884, has been originally restored.

81. See the Free Exhibits at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

82. Go shopping in the Fashion district, Flower district or Jewellery district.

83. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

84. Hollywood Christmas Parade

85. See the Jim Henson Company Lot (formerly Charlie Chaplin Studios)

86. Pantages Theatre

87. Travel Town, a transportation museum

88. See the Capitol Records Building

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89. International Laureates Music Festival, takes place at various venues over 10 days

90. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

91. Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple

92. Universal CityWalk Hollywood

93. Los Angeles Opera

94. Attend the Los Angeles Animation Festival at the Regent Showcase Theatre, every March

95. Watch the L.A. Derby Dolls.

96. Los Angeles Film Festival

97. Autry National Center

98. Go shopping or eat in Little Tokyo

99. Central Avenue Jazz Festival

100. Go hiking at Will Rogers State Historic Park

101. Los Angeles Ballet

Take a trip to Disneyland (in Anaheim)

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