Coastal California - Los Angeles (PDF Chapter)

This is the Los Angeles chapter from Lonely Planet’s Coastal California guide-book.

LA is best defined by simple life-affirming moments. A cracked-ice, jazz-age cocktail on Bev-erly Blvd, a hike high into the Hollywood Hills sagebrush, a pink-washed sunset over a thunder-ing Venice Beach drum circle, the perfect taco.

• check out LA’s oldest buildings, its most glorious movie palaces and many of its hottest restaurants, bars and boutiques downtown
• maps
• strut your stuff on Venice Boardwalk – one long, eclectic runway flanked by soaring palms, street artists and bulging Schwarzenegger wannabes
• transportation
• feel your spirits soar surrounded by art, architecture, views and gardens at the Getty Cen-ter
• restaurants & accommodations

Coverage includes: Sights & Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleep-ing, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Around Los Angeles.