DK Travel : Los Angeles : Editor's choice

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Santa Anita Racetrack

One of the most celebrated thoroughbred racetracks in the US, Santa Anita opened in 1934 and has been a hit with Hollywood stars and the LA elite ever since. The season runs from December 26 to April.
Self-help Graphics & Arts

This nonprofit arts center works chiefly with the Latino community. Visit the Galeria Otra Vez.
Shrine Auditorium

This 1926 Moorish-style theater seats up to 6,700 and was once the largest in the United States.
Sidewalk Café

The kitchen produces satisfying sandwiches, salads, and other simple fare. Ideal for people-watching.
Skeletons in the Closet

Fancy a beach towel with a dead body outline? A coffee mug featuring a skeleton dressed up like Sherlock Holmes? A toe tag key chain? You’ll find all these and more at this tongue-in-cheek gift shop operated by the LA County Coroner and located right above the morgue. Proceeds benefit a county-run youth drunk driver alternative sentencing program.
Spago Beverly Hills

There aren’t too many restaurants whose owners are as famous as their A-list patrons, but Wolfgang Puck is certainly one of them. He can often be seen schmoozing in the dining room and blowing air kisses. One of the most pleasant spots for stargazing (see Spago Beverly Hills, Spago Beverly Hills).
Staples Center

This modern temple to professional team sports is home base for basketball’s Lakers, Clippers, and Sparks, ice hockey’s Kings, and indoor football’s Avengers. Opened in 1999, it’s also a preferred stop for blockbuster music acts à la Barbra Streisand and the Rolling Stones. Thanks to steep bleachers, views are great from most seats.
Street Performers

The best in the business, Boardwalk’s street performers dance, walk barefoot on glass, balance people on their chin, and even juggle chainsaws.
The Ivy

The air at this rustic French restaurant is electric with the buzz of Hollywood’s power players. Deals are struck daily between movie moguls, celebs, agents, and their high-profile clients. Count yourself fortunate if you manage to score a table on the fenced-in patio table for great people and celeb watching.
The Whiskey Bar

Catering to a “Rolls-Royce” rock’n’roll crowd, this hot hangout at the Sunset Marquis Hotel (see The Whiskey Bar, Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas) is owned by Rande Gerber, husband of super-model Cindy Crawford. Getting past the velvet rope isn’t easy, especially when big names such as Bono from U2 come by.