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RestaurantsLA eating covers every extreme: whatever you want to eat and however
much you want to spend, you're spoiled for choice. Try to take at least a few
meals in the more acclaimed restaurants, if only to watch the city's many
self-appointed food snobs going through their paces. If you simply want to fill
up quickly and inexpensively, the options are almost endless. Choose and
area below to find something to nosh: Attractions & ActivitiesDisneyland. In the early 1950s, cartoonist Walt Disney conceived a theme park where his already hugely popular characters - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and the rest - could come to life, to enchant children. Universal Studios. The largest of the old backlots belongs to Universal Studios, whose four-hour tours and high-tech rides and "evening spectaculars" often based on current movies. The shows are without exception cheesy, but for fans of explosions and pratfalls, they're an absolute must. Venice
Beach. The reason most people come here. Nowhere else does LA parade
itself quite so openly as along the wide pathway of Venice Boardwalk,
ever packed with jugglers, fire-eaters, roller-skating guitar players and
people-watchers. South of Windward is Muscle Beach, a legendary outdoor
weightlifting center where serious-looking hunks of muscle pump some serious
iron, and high-flying gymnasts swing on the adjacent rings and bars. Night LifeCompared to many US cities, Los Angeles nightlife
scene has a lot to offer from live rock music to opera to a late night of
clubbing. Stamina is in demands. Sample what Los Angeles has to offer: |