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In-n-Out Burger with a Free Air Show

If you’re visiting Los Angeles, then one of your dining destinations should be the In-n-Out Burger.  It’s a staple of SoCal Burger places! There are a lot of them in Los Angeles — in fact, it’s a regional chain now — but […]

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Hike to Bronson Canyon — the Bat Cave!

Way back in the 1960’s, Adam West was Batman on television, and each week, we’d see Batman and Robin riding the batmobile out of the secret bat cave to Gotham City. Those televisions shows were about as corny as you can get, […]

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Explore the La Kretz Bridge

If you’ve driven along the 5 Freeway near Griffith Park recently, you’ve probably noticed the beautiful, cable-still bridge on the right. This is the La Kretz Bridge, named after philanthropist Martin La Kretz, who donated the seed money for the bridge. La […]

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Point Vicente Interpretive Center & Nature Preserve

Ever wanted to watch the whales migrate? Without getting on a boat? You can do that at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, right on the Pacific Ocean. It’s a center that’s dedicated to present and interpret the unique […]

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The True Story of the World’s Oldest McDonald’s

Tucked away in the tiny, sleepy Los Angeles suburb of Downey is a small piece of history — the world’s oldest McDonald’s restaurant. In 1937, brothers Maurice & Richard McDonald opened a barbecue stand in San Bernardino, CA. When they realized that […]

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