Hello.
So you are ready to visit the City of Angels
otherwise known as Los Angeles in California
and today I'm going to tell you
13 things that you can do in Los Angeles
that are off the beaten path.
We're not going to talk about Hollywood Boulevard
and we're not talking about hiking to see the Hollywood sign.
You want to do something that is a little bit different.
Let's dip into it.
You should definitely head down to Little Ethiopia
where you can find a couple blocks of Ethiopian shops and restaurants
My favorite part is going to the restaurants.
There's quite a number of them
even though Little Ethiopia is only a few blocks of the shops and the restaurants
you will definitely find it somewhere
and I guarantee that it will be very very delicious
and I would recommend that you try looking for a combo plate that has a little bit of everything
because honestly Ethiopian food is extremely delicious.
There is this nifty place called Travel town in Griffith Park
and you can actually go there and pay I think it's about $2
to ride this tiny little train around the park.
It's really cool because they actually have locomotives there
so they have trains that are just on display
and it's kind of like an outdoor train museum and it's super fun
especially if you buy tickets to go on that that little train.
It's a short ride but it's really fun.
For this next one we are going to travel a little bit outside of Los Angeles
and visit the city of Chino Hills
where you can find this Hindu temple
it is called the BAPS shri swaminarayan
and this is an authentic Hindu temple
that was built with the help of many many volunteers
so it is a super cool different thing to do in Los Angeles.
If you're not afraid of doing a little bit of hiking
then you should check out Murphy ranch
which is located in Pacific Palisades
if you go down a path which may or may not be illegal
but you can actually stumble upon a Nazi camp which is now abandoned
and it has been completely taken over by graffiti artists
and it's a pretty cool high definitely great photo opportunity.
Whenever I have friends from out of town visiting
they always want to go to Santa Monica Pier or go to Venice Beach
and I say you can shake things up a little bit
by renting a bike there
specifically a lowrider trike bike
and you can look super cool and super fly
when you are just a strolling down the path.
I think the rentals will go for maybe seven to eight dollars
and you can do that for about an hour just ride from Santa Monica to Venice and back
and it's a super cheap and fun activity
but again you're going to look super cool.
If you happen to be in Los Angeles between the months of March and August
then you are here during the grunion run season.
The grunion are a specific type of fish that come on land to mate
and these are thousands and thousands of fish.
My recommendation is to head down to San Pedro
where you can go to the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
and they make a huge event out of this and it's super fun
and there's a lot of people there and they organized the whole thing.
It might be a little bit chilly so definitely bring layers
and bring cameras because this is really unique activity
and if you do happen to see all of these fish
just know that this is very unique occurrence in nature
and to be able to witness it is very cool.
A lot of people seem to know about China town
near downtown Los Angeles
but what a lot of people don't seem to know about
is that you can actually go there to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
If you're visiting LA during the month of January and February
then it's possible that you are here during the Chinese Lunar New Year
check out the central plaza in Chinatown
because they hold a huge celebration there for Chinese New Year
and there's confetti, there's performers and it's a lot of fun
everybody is there just to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
and it's really a cool experience.
If you are not afraid of water and not afraid of being in closed off spaces
then this next activity is going to be for you.
Maybe.
This next activity requires you to get into a sensory deprivation tank
which means that you will be in a room with no lights
and no sound and a lot of salt water.
So, if that sounds like something that you might be into
then you should check out Just Float which is located in Pasadena
and you can actually have your first float for $40, I think.
Definitely check out the website for that information.
You may have heard about sensory deprivation tanks from a recent show called stranger things.
So, if you want to be cool and tell your friends hey I've done that
then definitely head over there.
Who knew that you could go to Los Angeles
and see the Berlin Wall.
Yeah, that's right.
We actually have the longest segment of the Berlin Wall outside of Berlin
and it is right across the street from the LACMA museum
So very easy to find and it's free.
You can walk around, take pictures
they've actually allowed artists to come in
and paint murals on the walls.
So, now they are all colorful for you to see.
If you're visiting Los Angeles in late October
then you might want to take part
in the Día de los muertos or the Day of the Dead celebrations
that take place in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
There will be many people there
and so many people dress up
and put on traditional Day of the Dead makeup
and there are many booths with food and clothes
and there are even makeup booths where you can get your makeup done
and they have concerts and performers there.
So, it's a really fun activity.
It takes place at night
which makes it really cool and spooky
walking around and seeing everyone with all their beautiful costumes.
What's even spookier is that it does take place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
which is one of Los Angeles's oldest cemeteries.
Speaking of October, let's talk about Oktoberfest.
During the month of September and October.
There is a little village close to Los Angeles called alpine village
which is modeled and inspired after a little German town
and they are home to Los Angeles's longest running celebration of Oktoberfest.
There's a lot of beer, a lot of food and a lot of fun.
For a quiet afternoon you could head down to downtown Los Angeles
home of the last bookstore
No, that's actually the name of the place
it's called the last bookstore
you might be wondering, why are you recommending me
to go to a bookstore that doesn't really sound exciting or off the beaten path.
Last bookstore is a cool place
because it has all of these mazes and lots of books to go through
and it's actually pretty fun to just go.
Lastly you should look into the secret stairs of Los Angeles.
There are secrets and not so secret stairways
that are scattered all around the Los Angeles County.
Some of them are very small and easy
others are kind of a little bit more of a workout
but once you get to the top you can get some pretty nice views
of the Los Angeles landscape.
Those are my recommendations for the 13 things
that I think you should do in Los Angeles.
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