DK Travel : Los Angeles

The myth, the velocity, the edginess in creative and technological fields – this is Los Angeles, where the multicultural future that awaits the rest of the country is already a firm reality. In little more than 200 years, LA has grown from a dusty Spanish outpost into one of the world’s largest and most complex cities offering top venues for everything from archaeology and the arts to food. The birthplace of Mickey Mouse and Hollywood, LA has shaped the imaginations of millions.

Long Beach Museum of Art

This small community museum mounts several temporary exhibits annually in addition to showing selections from its permanent collection. A tour of the galleries yields encounters with paintings and drawings by early 20th-century European and Californian artists along with furniture and decorative objects from throughout American history. The museum is distinguished by a waterfront location with great views of Long Beach’s famous offshore oil wells.
Lord Mayor’s Inn

Rooms in the main house, built in 1904 as the home of a local mayor, offer the typical B&B vintage feel. Adjacent cottages are also charming and fitted with all the modern comforts.
Los Angeles Airport Marriott

Close to LAX, this chain hotel is great for those who just want to get on with serious business. With just over 1,000 rooms, it has a full range of conference facilities with business and secretarial services for business persons.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

It’s impossible not to marvel when touring the galleries of this well-respected art and culture museum. A virtual cornucopia of paintings, sculpture, furniture, and objects that would take several days to peruse awaits in six buildings. LACMA also hosts international touring exhibits.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

One of the largest art museums in the US, LACMA offers a survey of artistic achievement in the world from prehistoric times to the present.
Los Angeles Maritime Museum

This Art Deco museum celebrates LA’s seafaring tradition through displays of ship models, photographs, nautical equipment, and memorabilia. A highlight is the exhibit about the USS Los Angeles, a navy cruiser that saw battle in China and during the Korean War. A recreated 18-ft (5.4-m) model of the ill-fated Titanic is a crowd pleaser.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

An architectural triumph when completed in 1923, the Coliseum (see Around Downtown) in Exposition Park is now a National Historic Landmark. It first rose to prominence as a key site of the 1932 Summer Olympics and has also hosted the 1984 Games, two Super Bowls, and one World Series. Pope John Paul II has been cheered on here.
Los Angeles Zoo

Your kids will love the Winnick Family Children’s Zoo, located within the LA Zoo. Here, they can pet barnyard animals at Muriel’s Ranch, greet the zoo’s newest members in the animal nursery, and dress up for interactive play and storytelling sessions at the Adventure Theater.
Los Balcones de Peru

For those of who cannot regularly afford the plane fare back to Lima, there is an option in Los Angeles that offers some of the best Peruvian food outside the homeland. The most popular dish, Lomo Saltado, is made with such perfection here, that will rival the best places in Lima.
Lummis House

Now the headquarters of the Historical Society of Southern California, this was once the home of the eccentric Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859–1928), who walked the entire 3,000 miles (4,830 km) from Ohio to LA in 1885. Best known as an outspoken California booster and preservationist, Lummis built his house with his own hands out of concrete and found materials, including boulders and railroad rails. The house is also known as El Alisal, the Spanish name for sycamore, which once grew here in abundance.

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