Los Angeles Travel Professionals Guide 2007 - (Page 19) Photos left to right, top to bottom: Patio dining at Venice Beach; the Getty Center; gallery hopping in LA; Music Center; Warner Bros. Studios Tour. ©Weaver Multimedia Group, ©J. Paul Getty Trust, ©Masterfile, ©Music Center Los Angeles/Henry Salazar, ©Warner Bros. Studios Tour. Posh Beverly Hills is known for its highend shops on Rodeo Drive and top-rated restaurants, such as Spago and Crustacean. Hip, edgy West Hollywood is home to the famous Sunset Strip, lined with world-famous nightclubs such as the House of Blues® Sunset Strip with national acts, great food and the best gospel brunch in LA; and the renowned Whiskey and the Comedy Store. The 1.9square-mile city is also packed with more than 400 furniture and clothing designers, visual and graphic artists and architects. performers providing entertainment amid shops and stalls selling products as varied as incense and socks. A few blocks inland is Abbot Kinney Boulevard, with its upscale and eclectic vendors. The urban resort city of Santa Monica offers a pleasure pier complete with an amusement park, as well as entertainment districts such as the bustling Third Street Promenade and burgeoning Main Street. It’s also home to more than 90 art museums and galleries. North of Santa Monica is Malibu, a more rural community offering 27 miles of beaches, as well as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and other outdoor activities in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Malibu is also home to the recently renovated Getty Villa. In order to visit the Getty Villa, obtain an advance, timed ticket from their Web site at www.getty.edu. With slips for 5,000 vessels, Marina del Rey is the world’s largest man-made small-boat harbor. Several yachts are available for charter, and restaurants and bars can be found all along the waterfront. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located in close proximity to some of Southern California’s most famous and beautiful beaches. The airport is currently undergoing a major renovation ensuring modern amenities and services. Farther south is San Pedro, home to LA’s World Cruise Center, the busiest passenger cruise port on the West Coast. Visitors can charter smaller vessels for fishing and enjoy whale-watching (seasonal). Wine, dine and unwind at Ports O’ Call Village before learning something new at both the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Each of LA’s regions sparkles with its own rich history, created over the last 225 years, and making the future look even brighter. For more information about all of LA’s unforgettable regions, check out our Web site at www.seemyLA.com. Beach Cities LA has a reputation for being a beach lover’s paradise, and rightly so. There are more than two dozen beaches in the LA area, in addition to marinas, famous piers and other coastal community diversions. The Coastal Bike Path stretches 22 miles from Pacific Palisades to Redondo Beach and connects most of the communities. Known for its Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach is where you will find street 19
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