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The Southwest Museum is an attractive museum in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles dedicated to American Indian art. The building itself is interesting, looking more like a mission than a...
The Southwest Museum is an attractive museum in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles dedicated to American Indian art. The building itself is interesting, looking more like a mission than a museum. Be sure to take a look around the grounds as well, as they are landscaped to reflect each of the different types of habitats common to the region. It is easy to get to by mass tranist, the Gold Lines stops right across the street from it.
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The Armand Hammer Museum is located at Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards, in hailing distance of UCLA. One half of the exhbition "Masters of American Comic Art" is currently showing there, and I...
The Armand Hammer Museum is located at Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards, in hailing distance of UCLA. One half of the exhbition "Masters of American Comic Art" is currently showing there, and I highly recommend it. The part of the exhibition features comic strip art, while the half at MOCA focuses on comic book art. I highly recommend it, but you have to see it before March 12th when it closes. Parking is very easy, you pay $3 validated in the garage underneath the museum.
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Stumptown Roasters in Portland makes some of the best coffee I've ever tasted. I had it when I was in Oregon, but they will ship just about anywhere. It makes a great gift for any coffee drinker...
Stumptown Roasters in Portland makes some of the best coffee I've ever tasted. I had it when I was in Oregon, but they will ship just about anywhere. It makes a great gift for any coffee drinker on your list, it has a very unique flavor.
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Winter racing begins at Santa Anita park on December 26th. I'm looking forward to going a couple times this season. It is a really attractive an elegant track, and it is right next to the...
Winter racing begins at Santa Anita park on December 26th. I'm looking forward to going a couple times this season. It is a really attractive an elegant track, and it is right next to the beautiful L.A. County Arboretum. One fun tip, if you go early in the morning you can go for breakfast and watch the horses workout with all the trainers and the jockeys hanging out around you. Almost as fun as a day at the races. I stood at the fence next to Bob Baffert one morning while he was watching a race and talking about politics. Funny.
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Mondo Video A Go-Go is a unique...bizarre...wonderful little video store located in a funky corner of east Hollywood, on Melrose & Heliotrope. The store has a token selection of best selling...
Mondo Video A Go-Go is a unique...bizarre...wonderful little video store located in a funky corner of east Hollywood, on Melrose & Heliotrope. The store has a token selection of best selling movies, but it has just about every B, exploitation, horror, punk rock, basically every type of fringe film you can think of. The couple that run the place are real characters. It costs about $20 to join, and it is well worth it because you can get videos there you will never find anywhere else...well, maybe on ebay for $50 or more.
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Planet Books is the classic used bookstore full of dusty old books and paperbacks. Planet specializes in science fiction, as the name suggests. They carry regular fiction and non-fiction of all...
Planet Books is the classic used bookstore full of dusty old books and paperbacks. Planet specializes in science fiction, as the name suggests. They carry regular fiction and non-fiction of all varieties, too, and they have a modest selection of comics and periodicals. It's a fun place to rummage for an hour or so and maybe come up with something unusual. Science fiction fans should definitely check it out as they should find something to their taste, other readers may find it worth a visit as well.
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Clos Pegase is an interesting winery to visit. The grounds feature the label's fine wines--pinot noir is the specialty--but the site features the family's impressive collection of modern art. ...
Clos Pegase is an interesting winery to visit. The grounds feature the label's fine wines--pinot noir is the specialty--but the site features the family's impressive collection of modern art. There are original paintings inside, including a Francis Bacon, and there are several sculptures outside including a Henry Moore. Very memorable.
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Domaine Chandon, the California property of Moet & Chandon of France, is a wonderful winery to visit. Like its parent, they focus on sparkling wine and make some delicious ones. They also make...
Domaine Chandon, the California property of Moet & Chandon of France, is a wonderful winery to visit. Like its parent, they focus on sparkling wine and make some delicious ones. They also make limitied edition still wines that are available to be tasted and purchased at the site. The grounds are beautiful, with lots of interesting art everywhere and the staff is helpful; our pourer was wonderful. The tastings are generous and reasonably priced, and you get complementary logo flutes to take home with you as well.
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Silverlake Wines is a smallish store front near the corner of SIlver Lake & Glendale Boulevards. The hand-picked selection is both interesting and reasonably priced; there are wines of every...
Silverlake Wines is a smallish store front near the corner of SIlver Lake & Glendale Boulevards. The hand-picked selection is both interesting and reasonably priced; there are wines of every varietal available from all over the world. They feature wine tastings throughout the week ranging from $12-20. I wish it would've been there when I still lived in Silverlake.
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The San Antonio WInery has been continually making wine in Los Angeles for a century; during prohibition, they stayed in business by making sacramental wines. They don't grow any grapes, but source...
The San Antonio WInery has been continually making wine in Los Angeles for a century; during prohibition, they stayed in business by making sacramental wines. They don't grow any grapes, but source them to the site and turn them into wine at the winery. The wines are good, and the tasting room is inviting and clean. The restaurant is pretty good, but it's more of a cafeteria than true fine dining. Worth a visit.
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