Think you need to take a week off work to experience one of California’s most spectacular national parks? Less than three hours from Los Angeles, Joshua Tree National Park offers the ultimate city escape without an overnight commitment. This Joshua Tree day trip itinerary shows you exactly how to plan the perfect one-day visit, including…
When friends or family visit me in LA, I usually steer them toward the usual suspects: the Griffith Observatory, a studio tour or a hike up to the Hollywood Sign. But now that I’ve gone on one of the Dodger Stadium Tours, I’ve completely changed my starting lineup. I used to think Dodger Stadium was…
Los Angeles is the capital of the entertainment industry, and there’s no better way to get a glimpse of “Hollywood magic” than going behind the scenes on a tour of one of the major film studios. In this guide, I’ve ranked the best studio tours in LA — I would know; I’ve toured all of…
This year I went on a quest to visit the major Hollywood film studios. I toured Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Studios and Walt Disney Studios by spring, but I still had one to go: Sony Studios. I had a good reason for leaving it to the end, though. I interned on the lot for nearly…
If you haven’t noticed, I’m on a studio tour kick this spring. After visiting the Warner Bros backlot and Walt Disney Studios (both made my list of the best studio tours in LA) I decided to check out the Paramount Studio Tour. Located on Melrose Avenue and butting up to Hollywood Forever Cemetery, I was…
Disneyland is synonymous with Orange County. I would know because I lived less than 20 minutes away. And until I had to go to school full-time, my dad took me to Disneyland every Monday. Now that I live in Los Angeles, those visits are few and far between. (And let’s be honest, it isn’t cheap…