California Official Visitor's Guide 2009 - UK - (Page 2) Look for star power all over LA. Try the Hollywood Walk of Fame, or Kodak Theatre (below right) The inside scoop on how to enjoy the City of Angels like a star focus on los angeles & Highland Visitor Information Center at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.; call 323/467-6412. Alternatively, visit www.discoverlosangeles.com. Home of the Oscars Y es, the stars live in Los Angeles—Demi Moore eating at The Ivy, Jack Nicholson cheering at a Lakers basketball game, Jennifer Aniston on the beach—and they live here for the same reasons you visit: great leisure opportunities, exciting events and camera-ready ocean sunsets. Original artworks by Rembrandt, Van gogh, and Monet at The getty Center, the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall, a night on the Sunset Strip, global cuisine: it’s easy to see why everyone who visits here is star struck. Los Angeles freeways can be challenging, but you don’t need a car everywhere. LA’s beaches are ideal for walking, as is shopping nirvana of Beverly Hills, which you can tour on a city trolley (www.beverlyhillsbehere.com). Ride a double-decker bus through Hollywood and downtown LA (www.starlinetours.com), stopping at museums, shops and Universal Studios’ CityWalk. For more ideas, stop by the Downtown Los Angeles Visitor Information Center at 685 South Figueroa St or the Hollywood Star-studded opportunities Take a tour of the stars’ mansions in Beverly Hills and Bel Air (www.discoverlosangeles. com). Walk the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with over 2,300 celebrity names engraved on bronze stars imbedded in the pavements along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine St (www.hollywoodchamber.net). See locations and sets from old and new movies and television shows, from the legendary Psycho to Desperate Housewives, on a Universal Studios Hollywood tour (www.universalstudios hollywood.com). Enjoy famous music acts and the new grammy Museum at the noKiA Theatre LA Live (www.nokiatheatrelalive.com). Sunbathe on the beach at Malibu’s Paradise Cove and watch for stars bodysurfing in the waves (www.paradisecovemalibu.com). Sunset Boulevard’s upmarket Sunset Plaza, eclectic Santa Monica Boulevard and the chic Avenues of Art & Design. The LA Fashion District (www.fashiondistrict.org) has big bargains—up to 70 percent off retail. gETTing AroUnD MAin AirpOrTs: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, www.lawa.org/lax) is 21mi/34km southwest of downtown LA. Be sure to allow extra time for traffic. pubLiC TrAnspOrT: Shopping hotspots True, the loftiest international names in retail—Prada, Versace—have boutiques on rodeo Drive, but Beverly Hills (www.beverlyhillsbehere.com) is also a great place to check out hot, new designers on nearby Beverly Drive and Canon Drive. Trendsetters head for West Hollywood (www.visitwesthollywood.com), and AVErAgE TEMPErATUrES HigH WinTEr SPring SUMMEr AUTUMn 68°F/20°C 71°F/22°C 82°F/28°C 78°F/26°C LoW 48°F/9°C 53°F/12°C 63°F/17°C 58°F/14°C Metro buses and trains (www.metro.net) wend their way through much of Los Angeles (visit the website for Metro-rider-only discounts for select destinations). JEN JUDgE (2) sMArT sAvings: For great deals and savings, check out the CityPass (www.citypass.com) or the go Los Angeles card (www.golosangelescard.com). 2 www.visitcalifornia.co.uk http://www.discoverlosangeles.com http://www.discoverlosangeles.com http://www.discoverlosangeles.com http://www.hollywoodchamber.net http://www.fashiondistrict.org http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com http://www.beverlyhillsbehere.com http://www.starlinetours.com http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com http://www.lawa.org/lax http://www.paradisecovemalibu.com http://www.metro.net http://www.beverlyhillsbehere.com http://www.citypass.com http://www.golosangelescard.com http://www.visitwesthollywood.com http://www.visitcalifornia.co.uk
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