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Fodor's Southern California 2013
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Los Angeles is as much a fantasy as it is a physical city. A mecca for face-lifts, film noir, shopping starlets, beach bodies, and mind-numbing traffic, it sprawls across 467 square mi; add in the surrounding five-county metropolitan area, and you've got an area of more than 34,000 square mi.
Los Angeles Hotels
When it comes to finding a place to stay, travelers have never been more spoiled for choice in today's Los Angeles. From luxurious digs in Beverly Hills...read more
Los Angeles Restaurants
Los Angeles may be known for its beach living and celebrity-infused backdrop, but it was once a farm town. The hillsides were covered in citrus orchards...read more
Things To Do in Los Angeles
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Los Angeles
- $148* & up -- Nationwide Flights thru Fall on American, R/T American Airlines
- $169-$179 -- 4-Star Hotel in Downtown L.A., Save 50% Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
- $149-$199 -- Downtown Los Angeles 4-Star Hotel, 40% Off The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
- $13.17 & up -- Car Rentals across California CarRentals.com
- $126 & up -- 4-Star Downtown Los Angeles Hotel, 50% Off — $126 Hotwire.com
Los Angeles Experiences
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"The Happiest Place on Earth" continues to delight children and all but the most cynical adults. A visit here can be enchanting, exciting, romantic... Read more
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Starstruck...excessive...smoggy...superficial...There's a modicum of truth to each of the adjectives regularly applied to L.A. But Angelenos—and... Read more
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Considering that the greater L.A. area sprawls over more square mileage than some small countries, it comes as no surprise that residents clock... Read more
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Even in this town—where money seems to ooze from every hill and corner—there are plenty of fun things to do that are free and appeal... Read more
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With seemingly endless sunny days, Angeleno kids almost never have to play indoors. There are a few things to keep in mind, however, when navigating... Read more
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Thanks to its Mediterranean climate, Los Angeles can simulate a host of other environments ranging from lush tropical to bone-dry desert. So... Read more
News & Features
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Trip Ideas
From backpackers to businessmen, luxury seekers to religious pilgrims, travelers of all walks are draw... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Ask around and most people will tell you to spend as short a layover as possible in Athens before booking... Read more
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News, Hotels
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