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Who among us hasn't dreamed of being inside their favorite movie industry masterpiece? You can make it a reality by visiting a giant theme park completely dedicated to the achievements of Hollywood.
Live unique shows, incredible rides and original attractions based on legendary movies such as Jurassic Park, King Kong and many others are waiting for you here.
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The idea of memorializing celebrities with stars embedded in sidewalks and thereby further emphasizing the glamour of Hollywood, which is a popular suburb of Los Angeles, began in the 1950s. This program, led by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, was a huge success.
Travelers from all over the world come here to see their favorite celebrities star. For the directors, actors and actresses themselves, getting on this Walk is also a memorable experience. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to attend the star mounting ceremony held about 2 times a month.
Over the past 60 years, more than 2,500 of these stars have been installed at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street.
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Probably few of us have not heard of Disneyland. The place where fairy tales come to life and children's dreams come true is in Los Angeles.
If you think that such places should be visited only with children, you are mistaken. Traveling here will bring a lot of pleasure and joy to a person of any age. It is this Disneyland is the "original version" of the park, from which all other entertainment parks of the world with the same name were embodied.
Here you will find exciting rides and carousels, show programs, meetings with your favorite cartoon and blockbuster characters, lots of goodies and themed souvenirs.
Griffith Park, at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, at 4,210 acres, is the largest state park in California. The park is home to the Los Angeles Zoo, the Griffith Observatory, a planetarium, a Greek theater, an equestrian center created for the 1984 Olympics, golf courses, tennis courts, hiking trails, and other attractions. Even dedicating a whole day to this place, you will hardly get to see all its attractions.
The Griffith Observatory, also dotted among the park, is one of the city's most interesting attractions open to the public. You can use telescopes for free while observing the mysterious celestial canvas. It is also home to unique solar telescopes that are used to observe the sun.
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The Huntington Library is an entire museum complex located in San Marino, which is a suburb of Los Angeles. It includes a research library, a botanical garden and three art galleries based on the villa of millionaire Henry Huntington. Each of its collections is of special interest and genuine value.
In addition to rare books and valuable scholarly literature, there are more than nine million artifacts dating from the 1000s to the 21st century, from medieval manuscripts to Lincoln's letters and personal papers.
Surrounding the library is a lush garden densely studded with unique plants and giant ponds.
The world-famous Santa Monica Pier has gained its popularity primarily because this is where the legendary Highway 66, which crosses the entire American continent from east to west, ends. Every traveler wants to take a picture with the corresponding sign.
However, the attention of tourists is attracted by the pier itself. He has long been a center where people taste life day and night. There is a buzz of life, music, many eateries, and the area is decorated with the only solar-powered Ferris wheel in all of Los Angeles.
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Although the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has numerous galleries and a large permanent collection covering a range of topics, it is famous for its dinosaur collection.
The Hall of Dinosaurs covers an area of 14,000 square meters and houses hundreds of unique dinosaur skeletons.
Tucked away in the upscale Beverly Hills neighborhood known as the "Golden Triangle" is Rodeo Drive, the most famous shopping street in Los Angeles, known far beyond the city and country. On this avenue of high fashion in luxury stores you can buy designer clothes and accessories.
However, most tourists prefer to come here not for shopping. Travelers like to stroll leisurely along the street, looking at representatives of high fashion and the world of wealth, which is represented here in its entirety and so inherent in Los Angeles.
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This place will definitely cause a flurry of emotions among connoisseurs of modern art, because temporary and permanent expositions of this famous museum at the appearance of each time made a sensation in the cultural and social life of the United States.
The number of exhibits increases every day — there are thousands of photographic works, samples of visualism, pop art, expressionism and other popular trends. In addition, seminars, conferences and other open events are regularly held here.
Originally installed to advertise real estate in the Hollywood Hills, the giant letters that together form the word Hollywood were so beloved by visitors that they became a symbol of the entire global film industry.
Now this sign has almost a century of history, every visitor to Los Angeles prefers to be photographed with it, it appears in many movies, cartoons and even books.
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If you are a fan of antique and unique cars, this place will definitely impress you. The Nethercutt Collection displays the history of cars from the 90s to the 70s. The pristine condition of these vehicles and the variety of models takes your breath away. The history of the cars and descriptions of their previous owners are also worth a look.
Really, you've already heard of this legendary beach in the California City neighborhood? Originally, the neighborhood was supposed to become a kind of Venice for the rich of the United States. However, during the Great Depression era, things fell into disrepair: residents abandoned their cottages and the canals began to be covered with blooms. The dawn of Venice Beach came at the beginning of the 21st century: the neighborhood is now an upscale area and the cost of living here is incredibly high.
However, most visitors to American Venice bypass the canal and head straight to the famous beach, where eccentric street performers, modern sports fields, street photographers, colorful signs and numerous food stands compete for the attention of visitors.
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Oil magnate and billionaire Jean Paul Getty opened a gallery in his home to the public in 1954. However, he soon ran out of space for the exhibits, and Paul Getty decided to build a villa that would be stylistically in keeping with antiquity and where the exhibits could be displayed. Especially for the collection, along with his house, he reproduces a replica of the ancient Roman Villa Papyrus.
Today it houses paintings by Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh and other brilliant masters of the world.
A popular entertainment complex opened in 2016 for all fans of books about Harry Potter. Guests are offered walks through mysterious alleyways, the opportunity to visit Hogwarts Castle and the magical village of Hogsmith, Mr. Ollivander's magic wand store and the Three Mitla pub, which serves real butterbeer.
The Forbidden Journey attraction deserves special attention. It allows you to take a "dark ride" through reproduced and extremely realistic locations from the world of Harry Potter. Everyone can buy fairy-tale souvenirs, such as dwarf fluffies, chocolate frogs with magicians' cards, and magic wands.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a Latin cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church, the main church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Its parishioners are approximately 4 million Catholics. The cathedral was inaugurated in 2002.
The interior of the cathedral is decorated with tapestries by John Nava, and it houses a huge organ, a prayer hall that can hold up to 3,000 parishioners at a time, and a mausoleum with nearly 5,000 burial spaces.
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