WANDERLUST:
Los Angeles, California

To Do:

• Bradbury Building • 304 S. Broadway • Downtown
• Grand Central Market • 317 S Broadway • Downtown
• Egyptian Theatre • 6712 Hollywood Blvd • Hollywood
• Los Angeles Zoo at Griffith Park
• Greystone Mansion (free gardens)
• Huntington Gardens
• UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese Gardens • 210619 Bellagio Road

Food:

• El Cholo
• Zankov Chicken (Armenian and Middle-Eastern)
• The Counter (burgers, like Apple Pan)
• Gingergrass (Vietnamese food)
• Pie 'n Burger (Caltech)
• Empress Pavilion • 988 N. Hill • Chinatown
• Rosebud Cakes • 311 S. Robertson Blvd
• Ye Olde King's Head • 116 Santa Monica Blvd • Santa Monica

Entertainment:

• Cinespace (dinner & movie)
• Silent Movie Theater
• Happy Ending (80's 'Coreyoke', cheap drinks)
• Tiki Ti (never too many tiki bars)
• El Rey Theater

Coffeehouses:

• Sacred Grounds
• Un-urban Coffee House

Adventures:

• Redondo/Torrance Beach
• Descanso Gardens (Japanese teahouse and garden!)
• Los Angeles County Armoretum
• Hiking trails in Griffith Park
• Hollywood Reservoir
• Mt. Lee Trail up to Hollywood Sign

Shopping:

• Hollywood Magic
• Secret Headquarters (cool comic book store)
• Zanzabelle (old-fashioned candy store)
• Meltdown/Drunken Master (comic books & Asian cinema)
• Vidiots • 302 Pico Blvd • Santa Monica

Day/Overnight Trips:

• OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority)
• Metro Rail GreenLine to LAX? (time-consuming)
• Madonna Inn at San Luis Obispo (no way to get to)

• Catalina Island/Avalon
  • Catalina Express/Catalina Passenger Service
  • Hermosa Hotel and Catalina Cottages (overnight)

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