Joshua Tree National Park is less than three hours from Los Angeles and looks like another planet. If you’ve been putting off the trip because you don’t have a full weekend to spare, good news: one day is enough. This Joshua Tree day trip itinerary covers exactly what time to leave LA, which stops to…
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…