Downtown LA Holidays
The multi-cultural neighbourhoods, museums, and historic buildings of downtown Los Angeles are intermingled with an impressive array of skyscrapers. The DASH (Downtown Area Short Hop) transit system costs only a quarter (25 cents) and makes it simple to find your way to the major sites in the downtown area. Take in the delights of Chinatown for its myriad array of bazaars, cafes and restaurants. Chinatown is home to the first restaurant of the venerable barbecue restaurant chain Sam Woo BBQ Restaurant, serving up Cantonese cuisine.
Things to see and do
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Malibu Beach celeb spotting
Just up the road from Santa Monica, Malibu enjoys a near-mythical status as a "Shangri-La on the Pacific" thanks to its large celebrity population,
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Griffith Observatory
Billions and billions of stars for millions and millions of dollars. After four years and $93 million, this landmark 1935 observatory now opens a window
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Venice Beach
Venice is just plain cool. A short bike ride from Santa Monica this "Venice of America" has attracted visitors for years to its canals and crooked streets.
