Food Scene
The York
5018 York BlvdGreat burgers and craft beers
Delicious vegetable based but with some meats restaurant that buys all its ingredients from a local high school who grows all the organic vegetables.
10 locals recommend
P.Y.T.
400 S Main StDelicious vegetable based but with some meats restaurant that buys all its ingredients from a local high school who grows all the organic vegetables.
Cafe Birdie
5631 N Figueroa StGood food
Donut Friend
5107 York BlvdSonny's Hideaway
5137 York BlvdCocktails!
The Highland Cafe
5010 York BlvdSandwiches and wifi
Cafe de Leche
5000 York BlvdCoffee!!
Scoops
2143 West 182nd StreetCollage Coffee
5106 York BlvdGreat coffee
Entertainment & Activities
A very cool restored bowling alley with a great restaurant for oven baked pizza and burgers to be had with a cocktail or craft beer. Chesterfield sofas and a restored vintage ambience.
253 locals recommend
Highland Park Bowl
5621 N Figueroa StA very cool restored bowling alley with a great restaurant for oven baked pizza and burgers to be had with a cocktail or craft beer. Chesterfield sofas and a restored vintage ambience.
The Awesome Playground
5158 York BlvdA fun indoor playground for kids
Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman LnLA Zoo station
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory RdWe are just off the 5 freeway so it is an easy route to Disneyland while you still get to be living in the Los Angeles zone. Save the money and don't get a hotel in Disneyland - we are only a 50 minute drive
3085 locals recommend
Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland DrWe are just off the 5 freeway so it is an easy route to Disneyland while you still get to be living in the Los Angeles zone. Save the money and don't get a hotel in Disneyland - we are only a 50 minute drive
Only a 25 minute drive to Universal Studios Theme Park.
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaOnly a 25 minute drive to Universal Studios Theme Park.
Magic Mountain
Only a 45 minute drive to Magic Mountain
Raging Waters Los Angeles
111 Raging Waters DrOnly a 55 minute drive to Raging Waters
Sightseeing
Rose Bowl Stadium
1001 Rose Bowl DrGreat for the flea market!
Dodger Stadium
1000 Vin Scully AveThe home of the LA baseball team and Dodger Dogs!
A small version of Chinatown compared to San Francisco or New York but still fun for picking up trinkets and seeing original film spots. Good for dim sum.
399 locals recommend
Chinatown
A small version of Chinatown compared to San Francisco or New York but still fun for picking up trinkets and seeing original film spots. Good for dim sum.
Glassell Park
Park
Los Angeles River Bike Path
Los Angeles River Bike PathBike path along the LA river
Downtown Los Angeles
Shopping, restaurants, theatres
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand AveFrank Gehry designed and with great seasonal concerts
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N Grand AveThe Huntington Library
1151 Oxford RdShopping
Pasadena
A great pedestrian area for shops and restaurants
A nice way to spend a Thursday evening and in the summer they show kid's films open air.
48 locals recommend
South Pasadena Farmers' Market
920 Meridian AveA nice way to spend a Thursday evening and in the summer they show kid's films open air.
Amsterdam Modern on York
5215 York BlvdGreat vintage furniture
The Americana at Brand
889 Americana WayComics Vs Toys
1613 Colorado BlvdDrinks & Nightlife
The Mayan
1038 S Hill StGreat bands and music as well as Dj's.
The Hi Hat
5043 York BlvdHighland Park Brewery
1220 N Spring StEverything Else
Occidental College
1600 Campus RdObama's alma mater.
Highland Park Yoga (formerly Namaste)
5116 York BlvdGreat little yoga studio
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library
6145 N Figueroa StArts & Culture
Southwest Museum
4600 Marmion Way