Los Angeles has a reputation for being expensive. And as someone who has lived here for over 15 years, my bank account would agree. But there are a lot of free things to do in Los Angeles, and I’m not just talking about parks or places where you stop, snap a photo, and move on….
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’ve toured all of them, lived in Los…
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…