Guidebook for Los Angeles
Sightseeing
Glorious views, whether you love the art or not. Even half an hour uplifts the spirit.
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IGetty
1200 Getty Center DrGlorious views, whether you love the art or not. Even half an hour uplifts the spirit.
Stunningly beautiful campus, filled with trees. (I fell in love with it after having lived for more than a decade in Oxford, England, and for years in Princeton, NJ.)
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University of California, Los Angeles
Stunningly beautiful campus, filled with trees. (I fell in love with it after having lived for more than a decade in Oxford, England, and for years in Princeton, NJ.)
Glorious hiking with expansive views, just off Mulholland Drive, very close to home.
West Mulholland Drive
West Mulholland DriveGlorious hiking with expansive views, just off Mulholland Drive, very close to home.
Arts & Culture
Our children have grown up with the fabulous Hammer Museum as their playground! Exhibitions always innovative, the cafe is lovely, the courtyards are dreamy. Ping pong tables, too!
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I-Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire BlvdOur children have grown up with the fabulous Hammer Museum as their playground! Exhibitions always innovative, the cafe is lovely, the courtyards are dreamy. Ping pong tables, too!
Lovely movie complex in pleasant, al fresco mall with restaurants, cafes, easy parking.
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AMC Century City 15
10250 Santa Monica BlvdLovely movie complex in pleasant, al fresco mall with restaurants, cafes, easy parking.
Brilliant. First-class theatre five minutes from home.
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Geffen Playhouse Theater
10886 Le Conte AveBrilliant. First-class theatre five minutes from home.
Sublime music, first-class dance performances, great international speakers and performers.
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Royce Hall
10745 Dickson CtSublime music, first-class dance performances, great international speakers and performers.
Essentials
Fresh organic produce, mindfully sourced fish and meat, good cheese, wine, bread, and lovely staff.
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Whole Foods Market
7871 Santa Monica BlvdFresh organic produce, mindfully sourced fish and meat, good cheese, wine, bread, and lovely staff.
We cannot say enough good things: fresh, well-priced, cool offerings. Very sweet staff, too.
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Trader Joe's
6150 Slauson AveWe cannot say enough good things: fresh, well-priced, cool offerings. Very sweet staff, too.
Entertainment & Activities
Brilliant Noah's Ark installation and wonderful events, performances, exhibitions. Fabulous especially with children.
Skirball Center Drive
Skirball Center DriveBrilliant Noah's Ark installation and wonderful events, performances, exhibitions. Fabulous especially with children.
Food Scene
A nice local coffee place that doesn't feel like a chain: reliably great espresso drinks, nice baristas, tables filled with students and professors from UCLA.
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Peet's Coffee
1401 Montana AveA nice local coffee place that doesn't feel like a chain: reliably great espresso drinks, nice baristas, tables filled with students and professors from UCLA.
Really wonderful independent coffee shop, true artisanal espresso, very sweet space to hang out, surrounded by writers, professors, students, museumgoers.
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Espresso Profeta
1129 Glendon AveReally wonderful independent coffee shop, true artisanal espresso, very sweet space to hang out, surrounded by writers, professors, students, museumgoers.
There is nothing here that is not delicious and fresh. The space is airy and cool (and very child-friendly), and we often get take out to enjoy at home by our pool.
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Pitfire Artisan Pizza
12924 W Washington BlvdThere is nothing here that is not delicious and fresh. The space is airy and cool (and very child-friendly), and we often get take out to enjoy at home by our pool.
Feast! Always relished by our guests when we get take out to enjoy by the pool. You can also eat in at the restaurant.
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Sunnin Lebanese Cafe
1776 Westwood BlvdFeast! Always relished by our guests when we get take out to enjoy by the pool. You can also eat in at the restaurant.
Romantic for dinner, refreshing for lunch, and great if you just want tea or coffee and a couple of macarons in the cafe area.
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Tavern Restaurant
11648 San Vicente BlvdRomantic for dinner, refreshing for lunch, and great if you just want tea or coffee and a couple of macarons in the cafe area.
Shopping
Charming collection of cafes and shops: Diesel bookshop, Cafe Luxxe (brilliant espresso drinks), Farm Shop cafe/restaurant, Sweet Rose ice cream, plus lots of other independent boutiques & eateries.
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Brentwood Country Mart
225 26th StCharming collection of cafes and shops: Diesel bookshop, Cafe Luxxe (brilliant espresso drinks), Farm Shop cafe/restaurant, Sweet Rose ice cream, plus lots of other independent boutiques & eateries.