For more than a century seekers of sun and celebrity from around the world have flocked to
this sprawling metropolis on the Pacific which Dorothy Parker once described as 72 suburbs in
search of a city. But beyond the red-carpet reputation and Tinseltown trappings is a west coast
wonderland teeming with unexpected cultural experiences iconic architecture gorgeous open
spaces quirky museums hidden vistas unconventional art and obscure stories about the
starlets moguls personalities and players who have made Los Angeles their playground. This
unusual guidebook explores 111 of the city's most interesting and unknown places and
experiences: wander a serpentine path in a spiritual quest of your own making channel your
inner cowboy at a tried and true honky tonk bar pay homage to the Dude at the bungalow where
the big Lebowski lived turn your car tires into musical instruments on the country's only
musical road sleep with the ghosts of Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin view a constellation
of stars more vivid than anything Hollywood Boulevard has to offer. From the San Gabriel
Mountains to the Pacific Ocean Angelenos and vistors will fall in love with the real Los
Angeles. Adventures beckon. Surprises await. Just imagine how much more scintillating your
dinner-party storytelling will be...In Los Angeles everyone is a star. - Denzel Washington
