Top Los Angeles Attractions
April 19th, 2009Los Angeles is one of the counties in the state of California that has earned its mark as one of the best centers for entertainment and business. The city has a favorable weather for vacationing with memorable sites or landmarks to visit. Notable Los Angeles attractions include the Universal Studios Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Knott’s Berry Farm, Santa Monica Pier, and Los Angeles County Museum Art among others. There are a variety of attractions and the choice will depend on your preferences.
Universal Studios Hollywood
This is a movie studio and a tour of it will give you a chance to experience the most successful business in the world. You will get to see and learn what goes on in the production of some of the best produced movies you have seen from Hollywood. A tour of the studio is allowed at a small fee. Universal Studios Hollywood is sometimes referred to as ‘The Entertainment Capital of L.A.’ The studio located north of downtown Los Angeles is opened everyday. Universal Studios Hollywood is a major movie studio that provides entertainment all over the world. The studio organizes live shows too and it would be a fun place to visit.
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
An indoor movie theater located along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, California, it has sometimes been used to host the Academy Awards ceremonies and other high profile events. It has signatures, footprints and handprints spanning over eighty years of popular movie celebrities inscribed on its concrete blocks. Grauman’s Chinese theater was built in 1926 but opened its doors a year later. It was declared an historical landmark in the year 1968 and would form an excellent place to watch a movie. A tour of the theatre is allowed of up to thirty minutes and is normally guided. Grauman’s Forecourt is the place where you can watch movies from free of charge.
Los Angeles County Museum Art
The museum has collections mainly from America and Europe. Collections comprise paintings, sculptors, costumes, textiles and decorative art pieces. Art exhibits are sent from different places all over the world to be kept there. It has over a hundred thousand collections of history and present times. The museum holds free jazz concerts on Friday nights as well as night screenings on Friday and Saturday nights. Among the art pieces found here include the Weeping Woman with Handkerchief, Death of Lucretia and The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame.
Knott’s Berry Farm
A theme park spread over an area of about 150 acres which is good for walking and provides exciting rides at the park. It started out as a berry farm and nursery but now offers rides and family live shows as well as a camp for kids called Camp Snoopy. The farm offers activities for everyone regardless of age. Knott’s Berry Farm is located in Buena Park. The farm requires that the visitors wear shoes, shirts or blouses at all times and you are allowed up to a maximum of three hours parking.