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Attraction type: Architectural building; Art gallery; Art museum; Museum; Lookout; Garden; Other
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- Mar 20, 2008 "Art collection better than promised; more here than meets the eye"
- Jan 29, 2008 "Prepare to spend the day here"
- Nov 15, 2007 "Plan to stay awhile!"
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Attraction type: Shop
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- Apr 28, 2008 "Wonderful Mother-Daughter Experience"
- Apr 2, 2008 "American Girl Rocks!!!!!! Awsome Place!!!!!!:)"
- Feb 20, 2008 "Felt like a little girl again"
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Museum featuring artifacts from the La Brea tar pits.
Attraction type: Geological formation; Historic site; Natural history museum; History museum; Science museum; Other; Specialty museum
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- Apr 11, 2008 "Mammoths and tigers and tar pits, oh my!"
- Apr 1, 2008 "An nice side trip"
- Feb 28, 2008 "Unmissable part of pre-history"
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This museum is dedicated to the art of the ancient Greeks, Romans and other classic civilizations.
Attraction type: Art museum
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- Mar 24, 2008 "Definitely worth an afternoon"
- Jan 22, 2008 "A Day in Italy"
- Oct 6, 2007 "Highlight of my L.A. vacation!"
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Famous 19th-century Italian Renaissance building in downtown Los Angeles.
Attraction type: Architectural building
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- Oct 19, 2005 "Fantastic for architecture & film fans"
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Formerly known as the California Museum of Science and Industry, this interactive museum includes these exhibits: World of Life, Creative World, World of the Pacific and Worlds Beyond.
Attraction type: Science museum; Theater; Other
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- Dec 31, 2007 "Educative, Entertaining & Inexpensive"
- Oct 23, 2007 "CSC"
- Jul 25, 2005 "Great for Kids"
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Beautiful theater. Well worth a visit, and features quite a bit of history.
Attraction type: Theater; Landmark/point of interest; Historic site; Movie theater; Other
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- Feb 6, 2008 "Enjoyable"
- Aug 19, 2007 "Great Iconic Monument"
- Jul 24, 2007 "Check out the VIP lounge"
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Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood Boulevard A tribute to over 2000 artists who have made significant contributions to film, radio, television, theatre and the recording industries. The first star
Attraction type: Street; Landmark/point of interest; Scenic/historic walking area; Other
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- Aug 26, 2007 "cool if you're into the whole celeb thing!"
- Aug 19, 2007 "Pretty Cool!!"
- Jun 23, 2007 "Hollywood is making a Comeback!"
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Attraction type: Bar/club; Specialty museum
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- Apr 12, 2008 "Truly Mesmerizing experience, definitely would recommend!!!"
- Apr 3, 2008 "An awesome experience"
- May 27, 2007 "Magical Experience, First Class"
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Note that the Farmer's Market area is really two things, the original Farmer's Market, which is an outdoor eating and shopping area begun by farmers during the depression, and The Grove which is an...
Attraction type: Flea/street market; Shop; Neighborhood; Beach
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- Mar 6, 2008 "The heart of L.A,"
- Feb 18, 2008 "Must see when in LA"
- Oct 28, 2007 "Worth a Visit"
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A non-profit space observatory located in Griffith Park whose purpose is to provide the public with information on astronomy and related sciences.
Attraction type: Observatory/planetarium; Observation deck/tower; Other
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- Feb 27, 2008 "The best thing we did in LA"
- Nov 26, 2007 "A Wonderful Place to Retreat for a day Los Angeles"
- Sep 22, 2007 "Griffith Reliabily Questionable - Recommendation"
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Attraction type: Cemetery
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- Jan 22, 2008 "Best place to see (dead) celebrities"
- Apr 23, 2007 "un endroit pas facile à trouver"
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Over 100,000 works from all over the world are housed at LA's most popular museum, which has one of the largest collections of art in the U.S. Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" and a specially designed pavilion for Japanese art are only a sampling of the treasures inside this comprehensive and far-from-stuffy premier art museum.
Attraction type: Art museum; Other
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- Jan 21, 2008 "Fabulous museum"
- May 9, 2007 "A Splendid All Around Art Museum"
- Nov 12, 2005 "Tut, Tut"
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Comprising over 4,000 acres, Griffith Park one of the largest urban parks in the world and is home to a number of wonferful attractions. Also, if you're from out of state, it may be your only chance
Attraction type: Park; Urban park; Theater; Observatory/planetarium; History museum; Other
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- May 4, 2005 "Wilderness & Fun Activities, too..."
- Sep 22, 2002 "great view..."
- Apr 6, 2006 "Für die ganze Familie"
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Attraction type: Park; Lookout; Lighthouse
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This large art museum specializes in Impressionist paintings, displaying works by Monet, Sargent, van Gogh and more.
Attraction type: Art gallery; Other
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- Apr 23, 2007 "A Less Dicovered Treasure in Westwood"
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In addition to the famous "backlot" tour of old film sets, this attraction offers several movie-themed rides.
Attraction type: Amusement/theme park; Town center/square/plaza; Other
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- May 7, 2008 "this theme park just doesn't get the crowds anymore"
- May 5, 2008 "Expensive, but enjoyable"
- Apr 28, 2008 "Disappointing"
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Although just outside of the downtown area, this bucolic park has a series of running and biking trails that make it a peaceful escape from city life.
Attraction type: Urban park
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- Mar 22, 2005 "Loved"
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Attraction type: Forest; National park
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- Jan 21, 2008 "Wilderness near the city"
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