The city of angels.
LA offers so much beyond the glamour of Hollywood. It really is a melting pot of bold creatives and eclectic world cultures, bursting with new art galleries and museums, a flourishing fashion scene, cultural gems, quirky shops and interesting boutiques.
The scenery consists of a wonderful blend of spectacular mountains, urban sprawl and beautiful Pacific beaches. You could walk and explore the charming neighbourhoods of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Koreatown, Venice and Santa Monica. LA is also home of some of the most talked about restaurants and upmarket bars in America.
A city with almost 300 days of sunshine a year, you can certainly enjoy the sun at one the numerous, full of palm trees, beaches such as Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Malibu and Huntington Beach.
A city worth exploring again and again.
Los Angeles Highlights
Venice Beach
Griffith Observatory
Santa Monica Pier
Hollywood Sign
Sunset Boulevard
Sightseeing
Walk of Fame
Universal Studios
Arts District
Warner Bros Studios
Malibu Pier
Koreatown
Rodeo Drive
Disneyland Park
The Getty
Food
Avenue 26 Tacos | Tacos
Philippe The Original | French Dip
HiHo Cheeseburger | Burger
Langer’s | Pastrami Sandwich
Jon & Vinny’s | Italian
Howlin’ Ray’s | Fried Chicken
Bludso’s Bar & Que | BBQ
Diddy Riese | Ice Cream Sandwich
Sidecar Doughnuts | Donuts
Drink
The Roger Room
Honor Bar
Tiki-Ti
The Del Monte Speakeasy
The Varnish
Seven Grand
Broken Shaker
Mama Shelter
Accommodation
The Beverly Hills Hotel | ★★★★★
1 Hotel West Hollywood | ★★★★
Luxe Sunset Boulevard | ★★★★
Hotel Erwin | ★★★
Hotel Indigo LA Downtown | ★★★
Hollywood Orchid Suites | ★★
PodShare | Hostel
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Quick Facts
Founded: 1781
Population: 3.99million (Metropolitan Area: 13.1 million)
Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) | UTC−8 in Winter & UTC−7 in Summer
Best Time to Visit: For pleasant weather, May to July and September to October
Airports: Los Angeles International (LAX) | Hollywood Burbank (BUR) | John Wayne (SNA)
Currency: US Dollar ($)
Plugs: The plugs are type A and B. The standard voltage is 120 V and frequency is 60Hz.
✩ Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.
✩ When LA was founded, the city’s full name was “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles sobre el Rio Porciuncula”. It translates to “The town of our lady queen of the angels on the Porciuncula River”.
✩ LA locals are called Angelenos.
✩ By 1923, nearly 25% of the world’s oil was produced in Los Angeles.
✩ The Hollywood sign originally said “Hollywoodland”.
✩ About 60% of people living in Los Angeles speak some other language, making it just 40% of people speaking only English
✩ Beverly Hills was originally a ranch on which lima beans were grown.
✩ Los Angeles International (LAX) is the fifth busiest airport in the world
✩ Licking a toad in Los Angeles is illegal.
✩ Downtown LA is home to the largest concentration of government buildings and institutions after Washington, DC.
✩ Los Angeles is the only North American city to have hosted the Olympics twice.
✩ The La Brea Tar Pits is an excavation site with the largest number and most diverse selection of Ice Age fossils in the entire world.