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Recreational and Cultural Attractions
(close to ARG)
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Farmers Market
6333 W. 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Phone: 323-933-9211
Mon-Sat. 9-7, Sun. 10-6
Entrance: Free
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This European-style market has more than 110 restaurants, produce stands and
unique retail stores. Many stands have exotic produce found almost nowhere else in
Los Angeles. Everything is extremely reasonably priced and in a comfortable setting
with shaded patios - no traveler to Westside L.A. should leave without first experiencing
the Farmers Market.
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA, 90028
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Phone: 323-464-8111
Entrance: No cost for viewing the famous Courtyard
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This is the most famous of all Hollywood theaters. Although you
must pay for movie tickets to see the spectacular interior, the handprints,
footprints and signatures of over 160 Hollywood celebrities are preserved in the cement
floor of the theater's courtyard - if you like feeling inferior you could compare your hand
size to Arnold Schwarzenegger's, or compare your nose to Jimmy Durante's!
A ten-minute drive from ARG up Highland Avenue.
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6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA, 90028
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Phone: 323-467-6412
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Home to trend-setting shops, world-class restaurants,
legendary landmarks and state-of-the-art entertainment venues, including Kodak
Theatre - new home of the Academy Awards ceremonies! This is the heart of the
newly revitalized Hollywood-on the block surrounding the Kodak Theatre and
shopping complex, you'll find the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese
Theatre, and out-of-the-ordinary museums including the Hollywood Wax Museum,
Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and the Guinness World of Records.
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Phone: 323-936-2230
Tue-Sun. 10-5, Closed Mon
Entrance: Page Museum $6.00
Tar Pits - Free
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The Page Museum contains extraordinary Ice Age fossils discovered in the tar pits
along with explanatory exhibits and a working paleontology
laboratory - all at walking distance from our facility. Even if you
do not wish to pay the museum admission fee, it is still more than worthwhile to see the
actual bubbling tar pits just outside the museum - whether you're engrossed or just grossed
out, you won't find anything like it almost anywhere else in North America!
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LA County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Entrance: $6.00
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Phone: 323-857-6000
Mon, Tue, Thur. Noon-8
Fri. Noon-9, Sat-Sun. 11-8
Closed Wed.
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LACMA, LA's largest and arguably its finest museum, contains a treasure trove of art from all
periods and cultures around the world--you will see some of the greatest works of art from
Ancient Babylon to modern Navajo and from the Italian Renaissance to Postmodernism.
Recent special exhibits have included the famous touring Picasso and Van Gogh
collections, so visit their WebSite to see what special exhibits will be on display for
your visit. Long walk or short drive from ARG.
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Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Entrance: $7.00
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Phone: 323-221-2163
Tue-Sun. 10-6, closed Mon.
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Permanent and changing exhibits include 200 classic cars, racing autos and dream
cars as well as cars made famous in films, old and new. Rotating exhibits show
celebrities and the cars they drove, provide much interesting information about the
origins of our LA freeway systems and car insurance systems.
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The Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90078
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Phone: 323-850-2000
Entrance: Depends on the ticket
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The Hollywood Bowl summer and fall season annually features some of the greatest musicians in the world
performing some of the greatest music in the world. Treat yourself to a live
Beethoven symphony while you picnic in a T-shirt and jeans!
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