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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…

Website: http://www.thedahlia.com/

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…

Website: http://www.bobbakermarionettes.com

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

Website: http://dearlydepartedtours.com/

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…

Website: http://disneyland.disney.go.com/

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…

Website: http://disneyland.disney.go.com

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…

Website: http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com

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…

Website: http://www.waldoward.com/

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)…

Website: http://www.nhm.org

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…

Website: http://griffithparktrainrides.com

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…

Website: http://www.laparks.org

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

Website: http://www.2seewhales.com/

Neighborhood: Long Beach

Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Local Attractions