Local Attractions
64th Annual Pacific Palisades Fourth of July Parade
15777 Bowdoin St., Los Angeles, CA, 90272
The 64th Annual Pacific Palisades Fourth of July Parade, featuring “the Beav”…
Neighborhood: Pacific Palisades
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
Americafest 2012
1001 Rose Bowl Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 91103
(626) 577-3100
The Rose Bowl, which has dubbed itself “America’s Stadium,” honors the birth of our nation with the all-day extravaganza Americafest 2012…
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
Amoeba Music
6400 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
323-245-6400
They’ve just added a goth section at Amoeba Music, giving the best record store in Southern California a brand-new kohl-eyed pout…
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Music Venues
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way, Los Angeles, CA, 90802
562-590-3100
The puffins invariably draw a crowd, as do the psychedelic sea jellies, the Tolkienesque sea dragons, and especially the touching ponds…
Neighborhood: Long Beach, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Museums, Zoos
Black Dahlia
5453 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90019
323-525-0070
The 30-seat Black Dahlia proves that when done well, small theater knows no limits. Since founding the Dahlia four years ago, Matt Shakman has developed a storefront showcase for new works by emerging writers…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Mid-City
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Live Theatre, Local Attractions, Performing Arts
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
1345 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
213-250-9995
For more than 70 years, Bob Baker has had the world on a string. The master puppeteer has worked with Disney, Elvis, and Leno, but his most precious achievement…
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Live Theatre, Local Attractions, Performing Arts
Bright Child
1415 4th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90401
310-393-4844
When the weather’s hot and the prospect of terrorizing the local park fails to inspire, indoor play centers present a happy alternative…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Baby, Local Attractions, Shopping
Burton W. Chace Park
Various locations, Los Angeles, CA, 90292
After being eliminated last year due to budget cuts, Fourth of July fireworks in the Marina have returned…
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Parks & Beaches
Carroll Avenue
Carroll Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Boasting the city’s highest concentration of Queen Anne and Eastlake-style Victorian homes from the late 19th century, Carroll Avenue in Angelino Heights is a gabled architectural oasis.
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Local Attractions
Dearly Departed
6603 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, 90028
855-600-DEAD
Esotouric is justifiably famous for its crime-themed excursions, but if you prefer the supernatural, we suggest the “Ghosts and Legends Walking Tour” from Dearly Departed
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Local Attractions
Disneyland
1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA, 92802
714-781-7290
Alas, there’s no Fast Pass and thus no easy way to avoid the mobs swarming Disneyland’s newest attraction, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage…
Category: Amusement Parks, Arts & Entertainment, Baby, Local Attractions, Shopping
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure
1313 S. Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA, 92803
(714) 781-4000
This year Disneyland hosts a symphony of explosions for four consecutive nights (July 1 through 4) as part of…
Category: Amusement Parks, Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
While fireworks are par for the course at Dodger Stadium, what’s more patriotic than baseball on the Fourth…
Neighborhood: Elysian Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
E. Waldo Ward & Son
273 E. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91024
626-355-1218
Long before the movie industry defined Los Angeles, oranges were our most famous export…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Sierra Madre
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Tours & Excursions, Travel
First Fridays
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90007
213-763-3466
The First Fridays series at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park balances the educational (preparty lectures are fascinating) with the unorthodox (loud bands in a hallowed space)…
Neighborhood: Historic South-Central, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Museums
Griffith Park and Southern Railroad
4400 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-664-6903
Babies and parents and puppies jostle for space in the queue for the family-owned Griffith Park and Southern Railroad…
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
Griffith Park Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-665-3051
A great carousel need not be overly polished. A little carny grit is good—the reassuring patina of age, of so many childhoods spent circling on the steeds while the pipe organ blares out its chorus of delight…
Neighborhood: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions
Harbor Breeze Cruises
100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA, 90802
562-432-4900
Giant sea mammals don’t announce their presence by spouting off on cue, but the captains on the three-hour Harbor Breeze Cruises have a knack for knowing where to find them
Neighborhood: Long Beach
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Local Attractions