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LA has a famous car culture, but renting one isn't the only way for visitors to explore LA. You'll find there are plenty of great ways to experience the city.
With a setting ranging from urban to completely rural, and terrain going from mountainous to desert to beachside, Los Angeles provides an endless playground for those engaged in the craft of geocaching.
Getting acquainted with the variety of hiking in Los Angeles is the perfect way to discover why LA is the ideal place to get outside.
Learn a new skill on your trip to Los Angeles with our guide to five fun and fascinating LA lessons and classes.
If you’ve already checked out our popular “100 Free Things to Do” article, it might be time for another dose of budget-conscious ways to see Los Angeles.
Here's our guide to some of the best movie houses in the city, some well known and iconic, others small and understated - but all of them so LA.
The beach isn’t the only place to relax in Los Angeles. Here are 10 ways — some obvious, some not-so-obvious — to find Zen in or around the city. Have some ideas we missed here? Let us know on Twitter (@discover_la) or on our Facebook page.
If there’s one place that can live up to kids' expectations and needs, it’s Los Angeles.
It takes more than a few visits — or even a few years — to really know what Los Angeles is all about.
LA is one of the most disabled-accessible cities in the world. Check out a few of LA's top attractions that get the thumbs-up sign from disabled visitors.
If family fun is on your itinerary, there's nothing better to pique children's interests than showing them animals — alive, painted or pretend.
Los Angeles has all your pet bases covered, offering up services, dog parks and activities that specifically cater to your pet.
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Universal Backlot History Tour
Behind-the-scenes with NBCUniversal’s Director of Archives and Collections, Jeff Pirtle. An inside and historical look at the Universal backlot.



