COMPLETE GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES

Overview of Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of the most dynamic, diverse and populated cities on earth. Crunched between the mountains and the ocean, this colorful metropolis is laced with freeways, glass sky scrapers, million dollar homes, famous blvds, movie studios, numerous museums and hundreds of thousands of palm trees. While the mention of "LA" conjures up images of smog, crime and over the top insane celebrities, the reality could not be further from the truth. Today the city enjoys one of the lowest crime rates in its history, is thriving, has the cleanest air of almost any major city in the US and is home to more than movie stars and glam but a portfolio of cultures from all around the globe.

A visit to LA is more offers an opportunity to experience a variety of excitment for everyone. Visitors looking to embrace the Hollywood culture will find an abundance of actiivities, from walking Hollywood Blvd to seeing celebrity homes from a van tour to doing a full studio tour and one of many of Hollywood's landmark studios. Visitors looking to take in the glamour of tie city and maybe a celebrity sighting will want stay in the Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Brentwood areas. If looking to see where celebrities work, Universal Studios has the most detailed studio tour followed by Warner Brothers, Sony and Paramount (See our studio tour guide for more info). Hollywood Blvd in front of the Kodak theatre is the main departure point for tour buses that take visitors on guided tours throughout the city as well as of celebrity homes.

For those looking to pursue cultural endeavors, Los Angeles has a variety of quaint neighborhoods and museums that are off the beaten path. Sights that are must for this crowd are The Getty Center, The Grifith Observatory and Venice Beach to name a few. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art carries a detailed selection of art and artifacts from a variety of time periods and culture. Outside of Beverly Hills and Hollywood are numerous communities that people from all over the world call home. A stroll through Korea Town will give you a taste a feel of real Korea. The city's latino population deliver some of the best authentic burritos and fresh fruit you'll find anywhere on almost any street corner.

Visitors to LA with families will find the Santa Monica Pier to be an especially inviting experience with a variety of activities for all age groups and interests. As it is by the beach there is plenty of relaxtion to be had as well. The city also offers a variety of outdoor adventures with extensive hiking trails into the mountains that surround Los Angeles.

This guide is designed to give you the most up to date and detailed information on what to see and don when visiting Los Angeles. To the best of our ability, we have worked to make this a guide for everyone. From those in LA on a high budget looking to rub shoulders with Brad Pitt at the Polo Lounge to those just looking for a tan, a taco and to enjoy some art and history. This guide is engineered with all visitors in mind. It is broken out into detailed information on the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the main attractions, how to get around and key points of interest. Finally one of the biggest features to our guide is the full hotel guide that allows visitors to get extensive info on the various hotel properties in Los Angeles, where they are located on maps and what their rates, classes and locations to the sites are.