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Premieres. Extravagant Parties. Movie Stars. When it comes to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, everyone wants a piece of the action. Now is your chance to spend a perfect day touring Hollywood with the stars.
Did you ever want to be part of the Los Angeles 60's rock hipsters? Hop aboard Esotouric's rock history tour "Where the Action Was," for a multi-media, high-voltage all-around experience. It's a cruise along the streets and back alleys of Hollywood and the Sunset Strip. Discover ‘ground zero' of teen rebellion, youth culture, underground clubs, psychedelic recording studios, rock royalty reminiscence and glitterati galore.
Hollywood's silent film era may be long gone, but its heritage and history live on in the city, if you know where to look for it. What better way to really get to know the roots of the world's entertainment industry than by returning to where it all began, and uncovering the stories and people who made it all happen?
What makes a good haunting? First-rate folklore, the stories of unfinished dreams, and opulent history. Glamorous Los Angeles possesses all these traits and the ghostly haunts that come with it. Check out these spooky places for a perfect haunted day in Hollywood:
Since 2003, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the United States' most prestigious musical ensembles, has performed in the Frank Gehry's controversial creation: the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The LA Philharmonic is located in downtown Los Angeles, just across the street from the main campus of the Los Angeles County Music Center that is home to Los Angeles Opera and the Center Theatre Croup's Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum, of which Disney Hall is also a part.
How often does a a tour of downtown Los Angeles include stopping for a drink on Skid Row? We found one and for fans of cult poet Charles Bukowski it is a dream come true. The tour explores where Bukowski bought his liquor, made his home and wrote Post Office.
The allure of Film Noir, those dark downtown thrillers have mesmerized viewers since they began in the 1940's. These steamy, seamy tales of hardboiled P.I.s, of good cops gone bad over a dame and smoldering femme fatales in sinister bars top the list of cult classic favorites.
With many different and exciting things to do in Los Angeles, a visit to the Getty Center may be one of the city's highlights. Perched on an 800-foot hilltop, the Center offers great art, beautiful gardens and views of the entire Los Angeles basin, Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Mountains; providing a setting for a glorious day.
The rumor persists that Los Angeles is a town without theatre. This outdated sentiment is clearly disproved by the presence of the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre, The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, the Pantages Theatre and the Geffen Playhouse.