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The Zimmer Museum offers hands-on experience for kids to step inside a ambulance and sit in a...
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The Zimmer Museum offers hands-on experience for kids to step inside a ambulance and sit in a wheelchair, play dress-up on a real stage with an ongoing camera, fly a plane, play waiter or waitress in a restaurant, step inside a synagogue, play with a water puzzle, see a wall-size world map, etc. They also offer music classes and art classes, however they fill-up quickly and can be overcrowded at times. There's plenty of stimulation can be overwhelming. Personally, I think this could be a nice place to take your kid a few times a year, but i wouldn't recommend an annual membership unless you've got a community of friends who attend regularly.
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Wizard of Art
Category:
Entertainment & Arts
1947 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles,
California 90001
(323) 661-0341
My kids have been taking art classes here for about 6 months and they love it. Thet get to work...
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My kids have been taking art classes here for about 6 months and they love it. Thet get to work in pastels, charcoal, pencil -- it's really been a great experience for them.
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Wiltern Theatre
Category:
Theatrical Companies & Brokers
3790 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles,
California 90010
(213) 380-5005
I've been to this place what seems a hundred times, and it's one of my favorite venues to see a...
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I've been to this place what seems a hundred times, and it's one of my favorite venues to see a concert. First off, I LOVE the layout. Instead of just one big floor like a lot of general admission venues, the floor is divided up into sections, one higher than the next so you get a good view of the stage. They also limit the pit to the first 200 people so you feel really safe. (It doesn't really protect you from people who want to mosh anyway though). Unfortunately, they take away your ticket and give your wristbands before you enter the pit, but you can get your ticket stub back after the show near the main entrance/exit. I've also been up the mezzanine level and you still get a pretty good view up there. The art-deco architecture also adds class to the place. I've usually been able to find street parking around the venue even on a Friday and Saturday night so you save yourself the $10 parking if you're willing to walk a couple blocks.
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West La Music
Category:
Instruments
11345 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles,
California 90025
(310) 477-1945
I was looking for a baseball hat for my dad, a drummer, with the Zildjian logo on it. (Zildjian...
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I was looking for a baseball hat for my dad, a drummer, with the Zildjian logo on it. (Zildjian is a percussion and cymbals brand) So I called around to local music stores to see if they had it in stock.
I call West L.A. Music and ask if they have such hats. Some snotty employee responds saying that they do have baseball caps with Zildjian logos. He had so much attitude and made me feel like a moron for asking such a stupid question. As if all music stores carry brand apparel! (They don't, I called around)
So I drive out to the store and can't see the hats anywhere. I ask a clerk, and he points me to TWO hats on a rack. One is a bright red trucker hat with the logo and the other is a white cap whose brim was scuffed and dirty.
The sales guy on the phone made it seem like they OBVIOUSLY had the hats in stock. And I find only one viable option.
In a pinch, I bought the hat and the person working the register didn't even give me a bag or anything she just gave me the receipt and said "See ya later."
They need better employees at West L.A. Music.
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If you grew up in LA you cant help but know about the Towers. They took you there when you were a...
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If you grew up in LA you cant help but know about the Towers. They took you there when you were a kid with the school, and they told you the story and as you drive through Watts you cant beleave something so Beautiful is in Cali. Take your kids look at the Height and the Creatativity that went in to these Works of Art.
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Vista Theatre the
Category:
Movie Theaters
4473 Sunset Dr
Los Angeles,
California 90027
(323) 660-6639
The width of the aisles--well over double that of a normal theater--are one of the noteworthy...
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The width of the aisles--well over double that of a normal theater--are one of the noteworthy features about this single-screen relic. Fun Egyptian-themed decor also makes for a unique movie-going experience. Sadly, a single screen means few options (usually the current blockbuster), but it's still a great venue.
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I've been to Virtual Snow and I can't recommend it.
I've been to Virtual Snow and I can't recommend it.
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Video 808
Category:
Video Rental
1608 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles,
California 90041
(323) 259-8282
a mom and pop video store, competes with block buster, still get a rental under $2 no membership...
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a mom and pop video store, competes with block buster, still get a rental under $2 no membership fees. cant beat that.
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Like the other posters before me, my opinion about the USC campus and ethos is biased, seeing as I...
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Like the other posters before me, my opinion about the USC campus and ethos is biased, seeing as I go there and all. Nevertheless, I love the school and pretty much everything about it. The campus is a sanctuary in a crowded and completely un-green big city. There are always things going on (galleries, lectures, screenings, et. al.) and it's just a gorgeous sprawling place to stroll through. Compared to UCLAs awesome, but stretched out campus, USC wont give you leg cramps to walk from one corner to the opposite.
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Universal Studios was one of the many places we visited while in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area. ...
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Universal Studios was one of the many places we visited while in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area. Although we perceived it to be more of a theme park than an actual studio, it does provide you with a glimpse (although glamorized) of the process of filming...including various special effects used, and certain sets and props (we saw the cars from the Fast and the Furious and part of the Notting Hill set, to name a few). As a theme park, it was fun...particularly if you are into movies, but even if you aren't, the rides are fun and interesting.
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