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For a copy of our privacy policy visit lonelyplanet.com/ privacy. AUTHOR THANKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson Andrew Bender BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Suki Gear, Cliff Wilkinson, Alison Lyall, Hilary Angel, Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Juan Flores, Joe Timko, Sarah Weinberg, Suzi Dennett Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344. and the good folks at the SPP Help Desk. Cover photograph: Manhattan beach and pier at Adam Skolnick sunset, Rick Frohne Landscape Photographer/Getty Los Angeles is a city I love, full of people I love. LA is home. Still, it’s never easy to dissect your own back- yard, mostly because you usually don’t know what you’re missing. So thanks to Alma Lauer, Trisha Cole, Jessica Ritz, Nina Gregory, Burton Breznick, Tchaiko Omawale, Dan Cohn, Angel Payne, Christine Lazzaro, Liebe Geft, the folks at the Wende Museum, Michael McDowell, Alex Capriotti, and John Moore. 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See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - ‘Do the right thing with our content.’ ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 488 Index A Balboa Park 11, 275-82, 278 OEX Sunset Beach 243 bicycle travel, see cycling Abalone Cove Shoreline Balboa Peninsula 249 One Thousand Steps Big Bear Lake 12, 216-17, 12 Park 183 Barstow 365-7 Beach 398 Bolsa Chica State Beach Academy Awards 25, 64, baseball 105-6, 107-8, 233, Pacific Beach 291-3, 301- 248 449, 451 283, 313, 447 2, 308, 312, 294 books, see literature accommodations 470-2, see beaches 33-6, 34 Paradise Cove 158 border crossings 298, 480 also individual locations Balboa Peninsula 249 Refugio State Beach 398 Boron 379 activities 37-45, see also Bolsa Chica State Beach Salt Creek Beach 269 Borrego Springs 358 cycling, diving, fishing, 248 San Buenaventura State Bowers Museum 238 hang-gliding, hiking, Butterfly Beach 398 Beach 424 kayaking, kiteboarding, Boyle Heights 202-3 San Clemente 271 rock climbing, skiing, Cardiff State Beach 327 Brentwood 94, 131-43, 94 San Diego 290 snorkeling, surfing, Carlsbad Coast 330 accommodations 138-9 San Elijo State Beach 327 swimming, windsurfing Carpinteria State Beach drinking & nightlife 141-2 Santa Barbara 398 air travel 479-80, 481 420, 163 entertainment 142 airports 21, 479-80, Corona del Mar 259 Santa Monica 158, 162 food 139-41 see also Los Angeles Coronado Municipal Seal Beach 241-3 shopping 142-3 International Airport Beach 290, 163 Silicon Beach 175 sights 131-7 (LAX) Crystal Cove State Park Silver Strand State Beach budget 21 amusement parks, see 259-60, 163 290 theme parks Buellton 418-19 Dana Point 269-70 Solana Beach 326-7 Anacapa Island 426 Burbank 94, 189-93, 95 Doheny State Beach 269 Sunset Beach 243-4 Anaheim 219-36, 220 bus travel 480, 481-2 East Beach 398, 163 Surfrider Beach 145 accommodations 228-9 bushwalking, see hiking El Capitán State Beach Trestles 271 drinking & nightlife 232-3 business hours 21, 477 398 Venice Beach 94, 158, 94 entertainment 233 butterflies 393 El Matador State Beach, Westward Beach 144- food 231-2 144, 158, 95 5, 158 itineraries 225 Goleta Beach County White Point Park 186 C travel to/from 235-6 Park 398 Windansea Beach 320 Cachuma Lake Recreation animals 368, 466-7 Hermosa Beach 158 Zuma 144-5, 158 Area 409 Anza-Borrego Desert State Huntington Beach 244-9, Beatty, Nevada 376-7 car travel 21, 480, 482-4, Park 17, 360, 17 162 beer 309, 464 see also scenic drives architecture 24, 458-60 La Jolla Beaches 320 Cardiff-by-the-Sea 327 Bel Air 94, 131-43, 134, 94 area codes 21, 475 Laguna Beach 260-7 Carlsbad 329-32 accommodations 138-9 art galleries, see galleries, Leadbetter Beach 398 Carpinteria 420-1 drinking & nightlife 141-2 museums Leo Carrillo 158 Catalina Island 213-15 entertainment 142 arts 453-7, see also Los Angeles 158 celebrity spotting 24 food 139-41 literature, music, visual Malaga Cove 158 cell phones 20 arts shopping 142-3 Malibu 144, 163 Channel Islands National ATMs 476 sights 131-7 Malibu Lagoon State Park 15, 425-8, 15 Beverly Hills 131-43, Beach 146 132-3 children, travel with 50-2, accommodations 138-9 B Manhattan Beach 158 see also theme parks activities 138 Backbone Trail 161 Mission Beach 291-3, 162 beaches 35 drinking & nightlife 141-2 Balboa Island 253 Mothers Beach 249 Disneyland 48-9 entertainment 142 Newport Beach 249-57, Huntington Beach 246, 162 food 139-41 250-1 Las Vegas 381 Map Pages 000 Ocean Beach 291, 301, shopping 142-3 Los Angeles 69 Photo Pages 000 308, 311, 292 sights 131-7 San Diego 289 489 Santa Barbara 396 entertainment 232, 233 Fryman Canyon 157 Malibu Creek State Christ Cathedral 240 Fastpass 226 Furnace Creek 371 Park 149 Chumash Painted Cave food 49, 218, 230-1 Mishe Mokwa Trail & State Historic Park 409 highlights 219 Sandstone Peak 148 Cinco de Mayo 25 G Mt San Jacinto State information 234-5 galleries, see also museums climate 20, 25-6, see also Park 343-89 itineraries 225 Ace Gallery 135-6 Pt Mugu State Park 149 INDEX individual locations shopping 233-4 Arts District (Culver Runyon Canyon 115 Coachella Music & Arts sights 221-36 Festival 25, 345 City) 127 San Gabriel range 161 tickets 47-8 Coachella Valley 339-41, Barnsdall Art Park 100-1 Santa Barbara 398-9 travel seasons 46-7, 218 C-I 340 Bo Bridges Photography Santa Monica travel to/from 235-6 & Spit Studio 177 Corona del Mar 259 Mountains 19, 161, 19 diving 37-8, 253, 261, 320 LA Louver 169 Coronado 17, 289-90 Tahquitz Canyon 341-3 Dodger Stadium 105-6 Laguna Beach 264 Costa Mesa 257-9 Topanga Canyon State Downtown Los Angeles Santa Barbara 400 costs, see budget Park 148-9 68-87, 94, 70-1, 94 Streetcraft LA 155 courses 461, 472 history 24, 432-40 accommodations 79-80 credit cards 476 Gaslamp Quarter 14, 14 Desert Queen Ranch 351 activities 79 gay travelers 445, 473 Crescent Bay 260, 11 Mexican ranchos 434-5 drinking & nightlife 83-4 Los Angeles 122-3 Crystal Cove State Park native Californians 432-3 entertainment 84-5 259-60, 163 Palm Springs 348 racial riots 438-9 food 80-3 culture 430-1, 441-7 San Diego 311 social movements 439-40 shopping 85-7 Culver City 94, 127-31, 95 Getty Center 131-3, 94 Spanish Mission 434 sights 68-79 currency 20 golf 45 holidays 477 drinking & nightlife, see Carlsbad 330 Hollywood 87-93, 94, 96-9, customs regulations 472 individual locations Furnace Creek 373 88, 28, 95 cycling 44-5, 481 drinks, see beer, wineries Los Angeles 103 accommodations 92-3 Anza-Borrego Desert driving, see car travel, Palm Springs 344 activities 92 State Park 359-61 scenic drives Death Valley National Griffith Observatory 99-100, drinking & nightlife 96-7 Park 373 66-7 entertainment 97-8 Joshua Tree National E Griffith Park 94, 99-105, food 93-6 Park 350-8, 352-3, 15 Eagle Rock 201-2 100-1 shopping 99 Newport Beach 252-3 Echo Park 105-8, 94 activities 103 sights 87-92 Santa Barbara 396 economy 430-1 drinking & nightlife 104 Hollywood Bowl 87 Santa Monica 156 electricity 473, 476 entertainment