DH and I just found out we got Rose Bowl tickets (Go Green!!) so a slightly impromptu vacation to the Los Angeles area is in our future. We'll be there 4 days and taking a red eye back home the last day. Two of the days are basically booked with alumni events and Rose Bowl stuff. But the other two are wide open. Any suggestions of things to do/see/eat?! DH and I are known to cram as much as possible into little time so we have no problem booking a million things!
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I love the Santa Monica Pier!
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Right at the rose bowl is the pasadena kidspace children's museum. It is fantastic! We go all the time. The cal science center is free and has one of the space shuttles. Universal studios is in Burbank area which is near pasadena.
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@LindsayInNY: When I went last year, I rented a bike in Santa Monica and rode it along the beach to Venice! Really fun
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Hike Runyon Canyon - I see celebrities every time I'm there too which is kind of fun haha.
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@LindsayInNY: How fun!
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I loved walking along Venice beach! And I also really like this restaurant/beach called Paradise Cove in Malibu. http://www.paradisecovemalibu.com/
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Grab a drink at the bar at Musso and Franks – it’s the oldest bar in Hollywood. The bartenders are amazing, they are all like 80 years old and full of stories and it’s a really cool old Hollywood glamour type place. Awesome martinis.
Grab tacos at Guisados. We also like to get tacos at Yuca’s, which is this teeny little nondescript taco stand that won a James Beard.
If you’re walking in old downtown Pasadena, keep your eye out for the “Bun and Burger” sign from the 50’s – that was my grandparent’s restaurant and now it’s a historic site!
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We loved the Griffith Observatory. Great views of the Hollywood sign and LA, and the area around there is just gorgeous. Also - Santa Monica Pier, Beverly Hills/Rodeo Dr, and if you have a car, make the drive to Crystal Cove State Park. Hands down the most beautiful place I've ever been.
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If you are Disney buffs, you could go to Disneyland in Anaheim!
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