Short trip in Los Angeles

Itsasony wrote: ↑ I might stay in Los Angeles for 2 to 3 days more after a business trip, please recommend some must-eat restaurants and must-visit spots. I may spare one day for Disneyland and another day for the Universal Studio, kindly recommend a hotel nearby..

MonctonMan wrote: ↑ I really enjoyed my bike trip from Santa Monica to Redondo Beach. Rented the bike in Santa Monica.

dickybird wrote: ↑ http://hearstcastle.org/

coolspot wrote: ↑ I would rent a car and drive the Pacific Highway to Santa Monic - it's very nice drive. Preferably a convertible with the top down

AlexiRos wrote: ↑ You definitely need to rent a car when in LA if you want to visit a lot of places.

I 2nd the suggestion to drive the PCH to Santa Monica, and then continue on to Malibu. Stop at the Malibu Country Mart and see if you can bump into any TV/movie stars. The drive is beautiful.

Go check out one or both of the Getty museums.

The Griffiths Observatory is nice at night.

Try out Umami Burgers for a different take on the burger. Joan's on Third is a great deli in West Hollywood.

poleman wrote: ↑ A few days ago I would have recommended the Anaheim White House Restaurant. But it burned down two days ago.

phuviano wrote: ↑ I really enjoyed this place called the yardstick, I think that's what it was called. It was located outside the staples center. I not sure what type of food you typically eating, but its more like a moxie's/earl's/milestone's restaurant type. Also over 100 beers on tap, if you're in to that.

If you have time, drive to San Diego. Much nicer than LA imo. its 2 hours away. I really liked the SD zoo. Much much better than the Toronto zoo. I think you could also do whale watching down there.

NCT127 wrote: ↑ I recommend Hearst Castle as well, as well as 6 flags or knotts berry farm. I've been there personally and it's great.
Def try the mex food there. Can't get it legit up here.

Itsasony wrote: ↑ Googled, could not find Yardstick though....

Itsasony wrote: ↑ Finally, business trip set for April. Unfortunately, not enough time to drive around. Not even visiting the Mickey Mouse! Any more recommendation for dinner?

TrevorK wrote: ↑ You might want to post where you are staying - traffic in LA is horrible around dinner time and it might be unrealistic to suggest a destination in Santa Monica if you are staying in Glendale.