| Los Angeles is a very fascinating city
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| | dinner cruise on the ocean or bring your
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| and a great place for anybody to take a
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| | fishing pole and go out on one of the all
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| vacation. Visiting Los Angeles and the
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| | day fishing boats or just hang out in the
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| surrounding areas could be one of the
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| | Fisherman's Village that overlooks the
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| best and most memorable experiences that
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| | Pacific Ocean and has food, drinks and
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| you will ever have. Tourists seem to get
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| | gift shops. There are places near most
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| excited about everything from the
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| | of the beaches where you can rent
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| simplest things to the bigger things. For
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| | bicycles. There is Bike Path the runs
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| some reason, tourists always like to see
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| | along the side of the Pacific Ocean right
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| the famous Hollywood sign and especially
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| | on the beach. If you like rollerblading,
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| visitors from non-coastal states like to
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| | rollerskating and / or skateboarding,
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| go to the beach and see the Pacific Ocean
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| | then you will really like Venice Beach.
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| for the first time.
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| | Normally from the west side of Los
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| If you like more of an adrenalin rush of
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| | Angeles if you are at or near the Playa
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| fun and are planning to come to the city
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| | del Rey Beach and look up, you can see
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| of Los Angeles, you will be in reasonable
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| | the planes taking off over the ocean. If
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| driving distance from several amusement
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| | you are somewhere east of the airport you
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| and water parks including Six Flags Magic
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| | can see the planes coming in for a
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| Mountain, Hurricane Harbor, Disneyland,
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| | landing. But if you look up and see a
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| Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios,
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| | helicopter, don't get confused. It is
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| Raging Waters and other places like the
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| | probably not a guided helicopter tour.
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| Los Angeles Zoo and Griffith Park.
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| | More than likely it is the Los Angeles
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| If you are really interested in the Film
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| | Police Department Helicopter chasing down
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| Industry, you can go to the tapings of
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| | a suspect with the news media helicopters
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| numerous television shows where you can
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| | trying to get their shots and doing their
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| see your favorite stars live and in
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| | best to stay out of the way. Police car
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| person. Or if you prefer to be in front
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| | chases are very common around here. You
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| of the camera instead of in the audience,
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| | hear sirens from emergency vehicles
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| there are several advertisements in
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| | coming from all directions. But that is
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| newspapers, magazines and posted on
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| | Los Angeles' finest keeping our city nice
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| telephone poles looking for all kinds of
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| | and safe.
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| people who want to be background Extras
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| | In all fairness, as a traveler you really
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| in movies, television shows and
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| | need to make the safety of both yourself
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| commercials. No experience is necessary.
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| | and your family a top priority no matter
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| Be sure to go down Hollywood Boulevard
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| | what city in the world you visit.
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| and look on the ground for the stars of
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| | If you want to go on another cruise, you
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| your favorite entertainers on the
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| | can go to Catalina Island. You can go
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| Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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| | over there, have some fun and come back
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| You can go to Staples Center, home of the
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| | the same day if you want or you can stay
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| 9 time NBA (National Basketball
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| | for several days if you really like it.
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| Association) World Champions Los Angeles
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| | There are numerous activities out there.
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| Lakers. Magic Johnson has moved on from
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| | Another historic site that you would not
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| playing professional basketball, but you
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| | want to miss is the street corner of
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| will still see his name all over Los
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| | Florence and Normandie Avenues which was
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| Angeles. He is involved with a few
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| | where the 1992 Los Angeles Riots all
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| businesses around town including some 24
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| | began. Most of the businesses that were
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| Hour Fitness locations, the Magic Johnson
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| | burned to the ground during that time
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| Theatres located in the Crenshaw Shopping
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| | have been rebuilt since then, so of
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| Center, Starbucks Coffee and Magic
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| | course they look much better and more
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| Johnson's TGI Friday's Restaurant.
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| | modern. Others may never be rebuilt.
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| Right across the street from the Forum in
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| | On the far south side of Los Angeles
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| Inglewood where the Lakers used to play
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| | County is Long Beach where you can see
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| for about 30 years until a few years ago,
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| | the Queen Mary Ship that is docked. You
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| is the Hollywood Park Race Track and
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| | can tour the ship. Also, while you are
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| Casino. They only have horse racing a
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| | in Long Beach you can visit the Aquarium
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| few months out of the year. But you are
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| | of the Pacific for underwater adventure.
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| in "Luck" because the Casino is in full
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| | Just like the California Science Center,
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| swing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to
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| | it is another great educational learning
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| satisfy your gambling needs. It is one
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| | opportunity for both adults and children.
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| of the few places around here that at
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| | For shopping, it depends what you are
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| least so far, they still have FREE
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| | interested in. You can get just about
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| parking.
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| | anything you can think of at the malls
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| For Baseball fans you can go to Dodger
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| | which are located all over the place. The
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| Stadium, home of the former World Series
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| | Del Amo Mall in Torrance (the southern
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| Champions Los Angeles Dodgers. You would
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| | part of Los Angeles County) is one of the
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| not want to go to Dodger Stadium without
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| | largest malls in the United States. If
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| eating one of their famous Dodger Dogs.
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| | you are looking for discount clothing and
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| Not only do we have professional sports
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| | other merchandise, then go to the garment
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| champions, we also have our very famous
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| | district in downtown Los Angeles. If you
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| cross town college rivals, the U.C.L.A
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| | want the expensive stuff, then go down
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| Bruins and the U.S.C Trojans who have
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| | Rodeo Drive and the Wilshire Boulevard
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| both brought back team championships to
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| | area in Beverly Hills. Just east of
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| the city of Los Angeles and they both
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| | Beverly Hills is the Grove where you can
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| have had their students and alumni bring
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| | check out the Farmers Market that has
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| back Gold Medals when they were
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| | been serving Los Angeles since 1934. The
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| representing the United States over the
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| | area has been changed, expanded and built
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| years in the Olympics.
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| | up over the past few years.
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| If you want to see another historic
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| | Wilshire Boulevard is one of the main
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| Sports site, then go to the Los Angeles
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| | business streets in Los Angeles that runs
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| Coliseum. Not only was it the home of
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| | from the beach to downtown Los Angeles.
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| the Rams and then the Raiders, way back
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| | So if you want to drive down Wilshire
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| when Los Angeles used to have a NFL
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| | Boulevard just for fun, you can start by
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| Football team, but it was a major venue
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| | the Santa Monica Pier overlooking the
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| for both the 1932 and the 1984 Summer
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| | Pacific Ocean and it will take you
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| Olympics. If you watched the Olympics
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| | through the cities of Santa Monica,
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| then you saw the Los Angeles Coliseum
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| | Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. When you
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| during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies
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| | get to downtown, be sure to take a look
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| and the Track and Field events. The
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| | at the Los Angeles Civic Center area.
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| Olympic Torch is still there.
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| | Another interesting street to drive down
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| While you are at the Coliseum, it would
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| | for fun is Crenshaw Boulevard. You can
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| be well worth your while to walk over to
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| | start at Wilshire Blvd and go southbound
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| the California Science Center in
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| | on Crenshaw Boulevard. It will take you
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| Exposition Park. It is a great
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| | through the inner city of Los Angeles.
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| educational learning experience for both
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| | Your trip will take you by the Baldwin
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| adults and children. The Sports Arena is
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| | Hills Crenshaw Shopping Center, Leimert
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| in that general area. Also, within
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| | Park in the Crenshaw District, then
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| walking distance in that area are several
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| | through Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale,
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| museums that you might be interested in
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| | Torrance, Rolling Hills Estates and all
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| going through.
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| | the way down until you end up in Rancho
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| You would not want to miss out on
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| | Palos Verdes in the South Bay area of Los
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| spending time on the 405 San Diego
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| | Angeles County.
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| Freeway which runs along the west side of
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| | Check the schedule of the Los Angeles
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| Los Angeles County so you can enjoy the
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| | Convention Center. They always have some
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| bumper to bumper traffic that we all get
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| | type of entertainment, business or
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| to experience so frequently. Most people
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| | informational seminars, expos or
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| in the area call it the world's largest
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| | workshops going on over there. You might
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| parking lot. Your foot rides the brake
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| | find something going on that you may want
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| of your car while burning that expensive
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| | to attend.
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| gasoline. Usually you are either at a
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| | There are countless food and beverage
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| full stop or traveling at a snails pace.
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| | locations all over the Los Angeles area
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| Just hope that they do not have a vehicle
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| | from fine dining restaurants to fast food
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| accident on the freeway ahead of you
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| | places and every shade of grey in between
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| because the snail would actually beat you
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| | that will satisfy any appetite. You just
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| in a race.
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| | have to find the ones that match your
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| If you leave the Los Angeles
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| | taste. There are all kinds of
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| International Airport (LAX) which is
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| | entertainment, dancing, activities and
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| right next to the Playa del Rey Beach on
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| | shows even in addition to all of the
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| the far west side of the city, you can
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| | things that are mentioned above.
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| get on the 405 freeway and head
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| | If you are not visiting someone who has a
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| northbound. When you are finally able to
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| | car that you can use, then you should
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| get through the traffic, you can visit
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| | probably rent a car because waiting
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| the J. Paul Getty Museum which is just
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| | around for public transportation in Los
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| before you get to the valley.
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| | Angeles will use up most of your vacation
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| You can go to Marina del Rey just north
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| | time. Have fun.
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| of the airport where you can enjoy a
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