Los Angeles Food Tours

Food tours have become very popular due to the abundance of food shows on cable TV. Food tours allow you live and expirence what you watch on the travel channel. Los Angeles has several food tour operators guiding guest on gastronomic treks through local ethnic neighborhoods. Melting Pot and Six Taste are the two most popular food tour operators. Melting Pot offers two tours in the Los Angeles

City of Arcadia LA Arboretum

The City of Arcadia is about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles and has several interesting attractions. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden and Santa Anita Racetrack are the most visited places in Arcadia. The Arboretum is where many of the scenes from the TV series Fantasy Island were filmed. The bell tower where Tattoo rings the bell, is actually the Queen Anne Cottage. The

Nethercutt Museum Sylmar California

Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar California house over 250 antique automobiles along with hundreds of other interesting pieces of history. Car enthusiasts as well history buffs are going to wonder why they have never heard of the Nethercutt Collection. The Nethercutt Museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 9 Am to 4:30 pm. The Nethercutt Collection is only available to view by

The Old Place Restaurant Mulholland Hwy

The Old Place Restaurant has been serving up Steamed Clams and steaks for the last forty years. As a matter of fact these were the only two items on the menu until just a few weeks ago. Tom Runyon and his wife ran the small out of the way eatery up until Tom's passing on July 17th, 2009. Celebrity's and locals visited the Old Place Restaurant and kept the Runyon's busy cooking dinners on the open

Celebrity Helicopter Tours Los Angeles

Want to see LA but don't want to fight traffic. Celebrity Helicopter Tours is your answer. See all the Los Angeles landmarks form above and leave the traffic mess below. Celebrity Helicopter Tours offers several different tours including beach cities, Hollywood Strip, movie stars homes plus romantic evening tours. Celebrity Helicopters is the ultimate Los Angeles tour. Perfect for tourists and

Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week Festival

Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles is celebrating the 69th annual Nisei Week Festival with booths, musical performances, art exhibits and free admission to the Japanese American National Museum. This year's Nisei Week Japanese Festival theme is "A Year of Celebrations" celebrating many centennial milestone anniversaries of community-based organizations and the golden anniversary of the first

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park Los Angeles

Vasquez Rocks are located north of Los Angeles in the Santa Clarita Valley. If you have every watched and Star Trek television show or movie you have see Vasquez Rocks. Captain Kirk has fought many alien creatures on these spectacular rock formations. Vasquez Rocks was named after the outlaw, Tiburcio Vasquez, who used the caves as a hideout. Since the days of silent movies the rocks have been a

Madame Tussauds Hollywood

Madame Tussauds is having its grand opening in Hollywood, California on August 1, 2009. Located on Hollywood Boulevard next to Grauman's Chinese Theatre the wax museum ads another first class attraction to downtown Hollywood. The $55-million structure will house 115 wax figures, including the likenesses of actors Bruce Willis, Halle Berry, James Bond, Clint Eastwood and even Los Angeles Mayor

Michael Jackson Memorial Staples Center Los Angeles

This picture of the Michael Jackson Memorial in front of the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles is probably as close us most people will ever get. Only 17,500 tickets are being given away for Tuesdays Michael Jackson service. With thousand of people trying to get a free ticket chances are next to nothing of getting one. The entire area around the Staples Center will be blocker off to to

Anime Expo AX 2009 Los Angeles

What started out as a trip to LA Live and the Grammy Museum turned into a interesting look into the world of Anime. The Anime Expo (AX) is anime convention that takes place over the July 4 weekend for four days each year in Los Angeles. Here are some pictures from the 2009 Anime Expo AX. As it turns out the Anime Expo was way more fun than LA Live and the Grammy Museum.

Michael Jackson Exhibit at the Grammy Museum Los Angeles

The Grammy Museum at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles is celebrating the life of Michael Jackson with a display of Jackson's most elaborate wardrobe pieces, including the suit he wore on the cover of Thriller. The Michael Jackson display is being exhibited on the Museum's third floor alongside video of some of Jackson's most exciting GRAMMY performances."The GRAMMY Museum is excited for this rare

Los Angeles BBQ Festival Festival 2009

If you like L.A. BBQ Festival, and who doesn't, on May 9 and May 10th from 12 noon to 6 pm it will be BBQ heaven. The Los Angeles BBQ Festival returns to Santa Monica with the best barbecue from around the country, beer garden, and live entertainment. This year's BBQ festival will be even bigger and better than ever before, with more pit masters, more food, and longer hours! The event will still

Things to do Valentines Day Los Angeles

Valentines Day is on a Saturday this year opening up all kinds of opportunities to celebrate this special day with your loved one. Don't settle for a box of candy or flowers get out and enjoy the day or even an over night getaway. Here is a list of romantic places to visit on Valentines Day for Los Angeles and Orange County.Palm Springs Tram - See some of the most spectacular views in Southern

Sunset Ranch Hollywood - Ride Like a Star

Sunset Ranch Stables lets you ride a horse along the mountain trails in Griffith Park. During your ride you view the famous Hollywood sign and enjoy vistas of Hollywood and the Los Angeles skyline. Sunset Ranch Stables offers one hour rides ($25) and two hour rides ($40). Rides are available seven days a week, anytime between 9am and 3:30pm subject to availability. The minimum age for a rider is

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park

If your a fan of Star Trek then these rock outcroppings should look familiar. Captain Kirk and his crew have battled many an alien on this rugged terrain. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a 750-acre park of unique rock formations and is located near Agua Dulce Springs, California. Being located north of Los Angeles and Hollywood the unique landscape has been used for many motion picture and

Los Angeles Chinatown Day Trip

Chinatown Los Angeles is a fascinating place to visit. Located along Broadway street in downtown the 16 block area is full of small shops and restaurants selling anything from incense to giant bags of mushrooms. There are several small shopping malls with the oldest being Old China Town Plaza with it's distinctive old style Chinese architecture. There are plenty of places to park so get out of

Hollywood California - Southern California"s biggest tourist trap

You know it's going to crowded, you know the streets are lined with vendors selling maps to the homes of the stars and yet you know you have just got to see it. Visitors come from all over the world to see this place, as you walk along the street you can hear people speaking German, Spanish, French, Brit's with accents and just about any other language. Even though the place is a little seedy in

Farmers Market Los Angeles

For over 75 years locals and tourists have enjoyed a day at the Los Angeles Farmers Market. There are more than 100 shops and restaurants to wonder through in this open air market. Sample food from a dozen different countries or stock up on fresh meats and produce. There are so many places to eat you will have a hard time deciding which place to try first. There is plenty of seating so pull up a

Go Los Angeles Card Review

Go Los Angeles Cards let you see over 40 LA attractions for the price of one card. Cards can be purchased for time periods from one to seven days. Adult card prices range from $55.00 for a 1 day card to $219.00 for a 7 day card. Cards for children under 13 range from $39 to $159. The question is are these cards worth buying? If you buy the one day card, maybe, but you need to travel fast in order