Disneyland Resort
The snowcapped Matterhorn, the centerpiece of the Magic Kingdom, punctuates the skyline of Anaheim. Since 1955, when Walt Disney chose this once-quiet farming community for the site of his first amusement...
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Downtown Los Angeles
Once the lively heart of Los Angeles, Downtown has been a glitz-free corporate domain of high rises for the past few decades. But if there's one thing Angelenos love, it's a makeover, and now city planners...
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Hollywood
The Tinseltown mythology of Los Angeles was born in Hollywood. But reputation aside, it's a workaday neighborhood without the glitz and glamour of places like Beverly Hills. Still, like Downtown, Hollywood...
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Long Beach, San Pedro, and Palos Verdes
The coastline south of Venice mellows into a string of low-key beach communities. Those around the bulge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula—including Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, and Rancho Palos...
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Pasadena Area
Although seemingly absorbed into the general Los Angeles sprawl, Pasadena is a separate and distinct city. Noted for its Tournament of Roses, seen around the world each New Year's Day, the city brims with...
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The San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley gets a bad rap. Mocked in the infamous Frank Zappa song and Nicolas Cage film, both of the same name, "Valley Girl," this area of suburban bliss is located just over the hill of...
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Santa Monica, Venice, and Malibu
Hugging the Santa Monica Bay in an arch, the desirable communities of Malibu, Santa Monica, and Venice move from the ultrarich, ultracasual Malibu to the bohemian/seedy Venice. What they have in common...
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West Hollywood
West Hollywood is not a place to see things (like museums or movie studios) as much as it is a place to do things—like go to a nightclub, eat at a world-famous restaurant, or attend an art gallery...
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The Westside
For some privileged Los Angelenos, the city begins west of La Cienega Boulevard, where keeping up with the Joneses becomes an epic pursuit. Chic, attractive neighborhoods with coveted postal codes—Bel...
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Wilshire Boulevard, Museum Row, and Farmers Market
The three-block stretch of Wilshire Boulevard known as Museum Row, east of Fairfax Avenue, racks up five intriguing museums and a prehistoric tar pit to boot. Only a few blocks away are the historic Farmers...
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