Budget trip to Los Angeles--cheap activities?
Jan 31st, 2010, 02:26 PM
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Budget trip to Los Angeles--cheap activities?
My husband and I are making a trip to LA for a long weekend. We'll be in town for three days--for the first two we'll be meeting up with friends--going to Disneyland and Santa Monica/Venice Beach. We're at a total loss for what to do with our third day. Any suggestions for cheap activities?
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Jan 31st, 2010, 04:15 PM
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Hollywood Walk of Fame-free
Grauman's Chinese theater-Sidewalk with hand and footprints is free.
HOLLYWOOD sign-free to look at.
La Brea tar pits. free to walk around the grounds. Museum (Must see) $7.00
Griffith Observatory. free to see the exhibits. Planetarium show $7.00. Uses the only Zeiss Universarium Mark 9 projector west of New York!! And one of the few in the world.
San Fernando Mission. Possibly a small charge or a donation.
Universal CityWalk. No entrance fee.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. $12.00
Disney Hall. Nothing like this outside of Spain. Self guided tour can't cost much. Parking cost?
Getty center. Free. Parking $15 per car.
The Original Farmer's Market. free. But you'll spend some money on ethnic food.
Grauman's Chinese theater-Sidewalk with hand and footprints is free.
HOLLYWOOD sign-free to look at.
La Brea tar pits. free to walk around the grounds. Museum (Must see) $7.00
Griffith Observatory. free to see the exhibits. Planetarium show $7.00. Uses the only Zeiss Universarium Mark 9 projector west of New York!! And one of the few in the world.
San Fernando Mission. Possibly a small charge or a donation.
Universal CityWalk. No entrance fee.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. $12.00
Disney Hall. Nothing like this outside of Spain. Self guided tour can't cost much. Parking cost?
Getty center. Free. Parking $15 per car.
The Original Farmer's Market. free. But you'll spend some money on ethnic food.
Jan 31st, 2010, 04:18 PM
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A couple of tours in LA are free, such as: El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Central Library
http://www.lasangelitas.org/freetours.htm
http://musiccenter.org/visit/toursched.html
http://www.lapl.org/central/tours.html
Griffith Observatory is free as well as the California Science Center, and many museums in LA have free admission days.
Getty Center and Getty Villa are both free. You have to reserve free ticket for entry for the Villa; but not the Getty center.
http://www.lasangelitas.org/freetours.htm
http://musiccenter.org/visit/toursched.html
http://www.lapl.org/central/tours.html
Griffith Observatory is free as well as the California Science Center, and many museums in LA have free admission days.
Getty Center and Getty Villa are both free. You have to reserve free ticket for entry for the Villa; but not the Getty center.
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Wow, these suggestions are great, thanks everyone!!
I'd never heard of Griffith Observatory and I can't believe the tar pits are actually located in LA.
Is the farmer's market always open or only on weekends?
I'd never heard of Griffith Observatory and I can't believe the tar pits are actually located in LA.
Is the farmer's market always open or only on weekends?
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Walking the perimeter of Balboa Island to see the beautiful homes and Newport Harbor is free. And you can window shop.
At the south end of Corona del Mar you can park and hike the Pelican Coast to Laguna Beach for free and see some of the most scenic beach and coast in North America.
At the south end of Corona del Mar you can park and hike the Pelican Coast to Laguna Beach for free and see some of the most scenic beach and coast in North America.
Feb 1st, 2010, 07:49 PM
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Getty Villa and Griffith Observatory would be high on my list.
Take a walk up Runyon Canyon. Have a cheap but fabulous dinner at Versailles Cuban Restaurant. Two people can share a garlic bbq chicken dinner for about $10.50. Add a glass of sangria for $3.50.
Take a walk up Runyon Canyon. Have a cheap but fabulous dinner at Versailles Cuban Restaurant. Two people can share a garlic bbq chicken dinner for about $10.50. Add a glass of sangria for $3.50.
Feb 2nd, 2010, 06:15 PM
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Maybe also Olvera Street, with either lunch there or at Philippe's down the street. You can also take a free tour of LA's first fire department and a free tour of Union Station, which is across the street.
