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Visitors can wander through a replica of a Douglas aircraft or digitally insert their photos onto historical front-page newspaper stories
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A historic nightclub and cabaret located in Los Angeles, Largo hosts musical and comedic performances. Singer-songwriter Jon Brion plays here on Friday nights on a monthly basis, and many well-known musicians are regular performers at the club.
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A National Natural Landmark, The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of tar pits around which a park and museum were formed. Tar has seeped up from the ground here for tens of thousands of years.
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Although it began as a blues venue, House of Blues now features music from nearly all genres and has a live act every night. Concerts are primarily standing room, and they also have a restaurant and multiple bars.
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Glitterati Tours give private tours to some of LA's most fashionable districts. You'll want to bring your camera, as you might run into someone famous.
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A multi-storey department store, the Nordstrom in Los Angeles has stylists, personal shoppers and a restaurant to help provide you with everything you need for a successful shopping trip.
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186 votes
2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Sitting on 605 acres, Franklin Canyon Park is composed of grasslands, woodlands and areas of chaparral shrub that is home to wildlife. The park offers over five miles of trails, picnic areas, a lake and a duck pond.
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8341 De Longpre Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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West Hollywood offers an array of outdoor recreational amenities including those offered at William S Hart Park & Off-Leash Dog Park. The park is known for its expansive space for various breeds to run freely in a safe, fenced environment.
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Designed and built in the Art Deco style in 1936, El Rey Theater is a music venue located in Los Angeles' Miracle Mile. It features sweeping staircases, an Art Deco lobby, and a grand ballroom.
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At the Dysonna City Art Gallery you are exposed to a number of different artists and their works. You can also buy prints, postcards and magnets of the originals here.
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45th St & Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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At One Wave Surf Training, visitors can learn the basics of surfing with experienced instructors. Before the lesson begins, the instructor leads the group with a session of yoga to relieve stress and stretch out the muscles.