whats up guys? i coming to check out the LA for 3 days next month and wanted to get some advice on what to do , where to go, and where to stay away from . the only thing i have planned is checking out universal studios, maybe a jimmy kimmel live taping and Venice beach. help me out guys

 

How long will u be in town for? Those are all good things to check out. Socal is known for its beaches and hollywood. Other than that, it's actually a boring vacation spot compared to many other towns.

 

3 days thurs-sat night

 

Thats what I was going to say. LA sucks for vacation.

Hollywood? In N Out? The beach? The Hustler Store?

 

when is traffic real bad? are the freeways toll roads?

 

I've lived in Los Angeles all my life, and I think I only know of ONE toll road.

When is traffic real bad? The question my friend is when is traffic NOT bad...I would say between the hours of 11-2 lol.

If that.

 

should i avoid the freeways or do a lot of people also take the side roads?

 

dude LA has something like 10 million people there no avoiding them theres traffic every day no matter what except for like really late at night id avoid driving all together

 

depending where you are staying i'd start making dinner reservations at various places and get on the guest list for hollywood clubs.

Or if u prefer an easier going way just pop by hermosa or something.

If it was me i'd go the easier way:

1. santa monica beach + 3rd street promenade - day/ night 1
2. San gabriel Valley - get some dim sum at the ocean star or NBC seafood, then at night hit up downtown la's Elevate/ Takumi bar for a breathtaking view
3. hit up griffith park and the observatory and the getty art museum

my 2 cents do in any order

 

stay on the westside and the traffic isn't too bad.

good stuffs to do:
- getty center (free)
- getty villa (free, but book online)
- third street promenade & pier in santa monica
- drinks at night on the hermosa beach pier
- drinks at night in hollywood
- hollywood sign
- chinese theater and hollywood & highland center
- cruise through downtown - see the Disney Concert Hall
- santa monica / venice beach
- cruise PCH up to malibu (get some grub at Neptune's Net)
- universal studios
- disneyland

 

see the getty museum, the eiffel tower, take a tour of the white house, and visit mount rushmore

haha just playing, uhmm the beach is the first thing u should do, and then get some In N Out !

if u ever come down to OC stay away from the 91 east around 3 to7

 

I think you'll find that LA isn't as sexy as it's portrayed in the movies. It's actually a pretty "typical" place with just lots of people. It's actually quite dirty and depressed in the more central area. Over my years of traveling, I've realized most every metro area is pretty much the same. As for LA traffic, it's bad, but I've driven in worse. It's better than what I faced in Atlanta and Chicago. The highways are fairly packed, but the main roads are pretty normal. Like any metro area, try to avoid driving between 4pm and 630pm. I think the most enjoyable thing I've done in LA is simply drive around and take note of areas where movies were filmed. Downtown LA is DEAD at night. I drove the street where the shoot-out in Heat was filmed and got all excited

On thing about the LA area, they've got incredibly sweet mountain/coastal roads.

 

yea most of FL is flat..i may drive through the hills

 

well how old are you? if you like clubbing theres alot of spots in Hollywood lots of bars lots of girls to meet (in some cases) not all are cute lol ... idk if im late writing this your prbly here already lol anyways for sure visit the beaches ..hollywood blvd and sunset blvd is always something to look at or go down sunset to beverly hills and just look at the huge houses lol just stay away from the 101fwy at in the evening..its traffic hell!

 

havent gone yet....not big into clubs, maybe strip clubs.. ill probly hit up universal, the beach and hollywood