The Ferndell Trail and Trails Café

It’s definitely a walking trail. In fact, it’s such a leisurely path that carrying a water bottle larger than 16 ounces could be considered extraneous packing. There are benches conveniently located every few yards, not because a rest is needed but because it’s wanted in order to sit and enjoy the relaxing babbling stream and […]

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Fabulous Musso and Frank Grill

The Musso & Frank Grill isn’t just a restaurant, it’s like the ancient redwood tree of Hollywood, a wise old edifice that staked its territory long before the city that grew up around it. It’s witnessed the highs and lows of Hollywood through the decades but has maintained its sophistication with white linen tables and […]

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The Hollywood Bowl and Museum

Late summer in Los Angeles is relentlessly hot. The impatient car horns and exhaust from heavy traffic on Highland Avenue seem to add a few more degrees to the already sweltering temperature. Yet eager concertgoers still swarm the entrance of the Hollywood Bowl, a steady stream of Panama hats and gauzy dresses carrying picnic baskets […]

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Hollywood Cross and Ford Amphitheater

Motorists driving through the Cahuenga pass often notice a lone white cross atop the east side hill, looming over Hollywood, as if symbolically reminding the masses below that someone is always watching. It’s the Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument and it stands 32 feet high, a mere 13 feet shorter than the iconic letters of the […]

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Hollywood Farmers Market

Imagine buying organic milk and humanely-raised beef from the back of the truck of the farmer who raised the cows… yet you’re standing just a block away from Capitol Records and Hollywood Boulevard. It’s that weekly mingling of city and country life that makes the Hollywood Farmers Market so quaint. Since 1991, farmers have driven […]

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