The Binoculars Building: Google Venice Headquarters
It’s as if the Binoculars Building in Venice was built to be Google’s Venice headquarters from the onset. (more…)
LA’s Most Peaceful & Scenic Park
If you want an afternoon of pure peace and quiet, in beautiful surroundings on the waterfront, then head on out to Burton Chace Park in Marina Del Rey. It might even be the most peaceful place in LA. (more…)
Best Scenic Overlook of Los Angeles
If you want to find the best views of the Hollywood Bowl, the Griffith Park Observatory, the Hollywood Sign, downtown Los Angeles and the ocean all from the same spot, (more…)
LA Staircases: The Historic Music Box Steps
If you are an old film buff and visiting Los Angeles, then stopping by the Music Box Steps is a must for your things to do in Los Angeles bucket list. (more…)
LA Painted Staircases: The Murray Stairs
One of the coolest, but for some reason less talked about, painted staircases in Los Angeles is the Murray Staircase, aka The Piano Stairs. (more…)
The Swan Staircase: One of LA’s Many Painted Stairways
Throughout Los Angeles is a network of thousands of staircases that were used in the day before the automobile to help get homeowners on the steep hills down to the Red Car Trolly Lines below. (more…)
Micheltorena Stairs: The Most Instagrammed Staircase in Los Angeles
The Micheltorena Stairs with its bold red hearts and colorful steps is probably the most Instagrammed and Pinned stairway in the world. (more…)
Echo Park Lake: One of LA’s Best Places for a Family Outing
There was a time I couldn't have said this, but Echo Park is now one of the economical and best places you can take the family for an outing. (more…)
Eleven Places to Keep Cool During the LA Heatwave
LA is experiencing record breaking heat. Reports are of the temperatures hitting 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, 118 degrees in Beverly Hills and Pasadena and I have seen reports of it hitting 119 in parts on social media. (more…)
Great Vantage Points to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in LA
Independence Day is almost upon us and Los Angeles has no shortage of of fireworks displays to watch. While you can go to one of the various venues putting on the pyrotechnics, you can also watch multiple shows at once by going to one of several vantage points overlooking the city! (more…)