Hey Guys, I am planning a trip To CA for a week. Can somebody help me put it all together.?

Question

I want to go to SanDiego, Los Ageles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Laguna beach, NewPort, Hunntington Beach (Let me know if there is any other place that I have to see)

Can Somebody help me plan to put this all together like where do I need to sart and stuff like that and also if you think that there are some places worth checking while I am over there??


thx in advance

I am flying and renting a car.
I am not sure where I need to start.

Answer 1

Tijuana Mx
San Diego
Laguna Beach
Hunington Beach
Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Pasadena
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Venice Beach
Santa Monica
Malibu
Santa Barbara
Santa Inez (Solvang)

Here are hings you can do:

In the Hollywood Area:
Just Re-Opened and better than ever Griffith Park Observatory Where you can get a view of just how big this city is, Take a Hike (or walk) down the walk of Fame and check out the Stars and if you have time check out a Movie at Gruamman’s Chinese Theater and Gruamman’s Egyptian or Arclight if you are lucky you might be there at a premier.

In Downtown LA and surrounding area:
La Brea Tar Pits down Wilshire Blvd, the LACMA down Wilshire Blvd, Huntington Library in Pasadena, the Pueblo (Olvera Street just north of Downtown LA) for Great Mexican Food and drinks and/or go up to a half a Block to China Town for some killer Chinese food (Hop Louise Chinese Pagoda), Downtown LA’s has many Theater Palace's (There is a Guided Tour on Weekends), Also a must see is Cathedral Our Lady of the Angels and Central Library, Music Center/Walt Disney Concert Hall. Check this out the Natural Museum History/Science center at Exposition Park (Just south of Downtown LA) while you’re there you can stop and smell the roses literally at the rose garden(though roses might not be in bloom in December) right in front of the museum popular for taking wedding pictures. (Note all of these places charge for parking)

Going to the West side of LA and close areas:
If you are lucky enough to get tickets you the Getty Villa in Malibu is just Amazing (Visit www.Getty.edu for tickets ticket are now being reserved for December), But there is also another Getty much easier to get into the one in the hills over looking Westwood.

Going to the South Bay:
Check out some beautiful views of Catalina Island (why not go to Catalina for a day it's about $60 dollars round trip via the express), while you are in the Southbay check out our 3 light Houses (Fermin Light House, Point Vicente Light House, and Angles Gate Light House closes at sun down) Catch a sunset or fly a kite at the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro and watch the light of the Vincent Thomas Bridge come on.

Weather Permitting:
Take a dip in the beach, work on your tan or do some people watching at Muscle Beach Venice Beach or Santa Monica and Park of the Pacific, Huntington Beach (Surf City) Check out the waves or the surfers. Redondo/Hermosa Beach (Always something going on Beach Vollyball)

Doing some shopping:
Santi Alley, the Citadel in Commerce, the Grove/Historic Farmers Market on Fairfax, Melrose Ave, Rodeo Drive Beverly Hill, Universal City Walk, Sunset Blvd, 3rd Street Promenade (Santa Monica),

Theme Parks:
Disneyland and Knott’s in Anaheim, Magic Mountain (Valencia), Universal Studios (Studio City), park of the Pacific Sanat Monica

Looking for Night Life...
Try Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood or Sunset Strip.

Lastly if you have the time you might like to check out take a drive South to Laguna Beautiful city by the beach with tons of Galleries and shops but if you wanna go a little further Try San Diego (Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Sea World) Wanna do some Siteseeing on the other side of the Border Head on down to Tijuana or Rossarito Beach Mexico all Worth the drive. If you are into wine you should head north West to Santa Barbara and Santa Inez it's about 2 hour drive tops there you'll see a different side of Southern CA.

Pasadena check out Colorado Blvd, City Hall and Huntington Library. Oh by whe way CA has plenty of Mission that's something you can do as you are headed up the coast. Each Mission has it's own style and different feel.

Answer 2

Start in Los Angeles. When you get there, go to a supermarket called "Ralphs" (there's one on every corner) and buy a Thomas Guide. It will help you navigate the area. Get a hotel room somewhere around Universal Studios and visit Hollywood & Highland, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica Pier. (if you like second hand music stores, there is this HUGE place called Ameoba music on Sunset & Cahuenga - worth checking out. two blocks down is a great place for lunch called Cat & Fiddle).
I would then suggest a drive up the Pacific Coast Highway to Malibu to see Point Dume. It's beautiful! I'd also check out Venice Beach for people watching and the Farmer's Market on 3rd & Fairfax. Pick a weekend morning to drive to San Diego. If you leave by 7am you'll make it in two hours. On the way you can veer off and check out Orange County. In San Diego, visit Balboa Park, Coronado Island, and I personally get a kick out of the zoo. Try to stay in the Gas Lamp district as there's a lot of night life and restaurants. If you are adventurous take the trolley down to Mexico and check it out for a few hours. I hope this helps - have a great trip.

Answer 3

My advice is to stay in Anaheim, close to Disneyland, since it's centrally located.

If you go to San Diego, don't go down there Friday night, and don't come back Sunday afternoon. The traffic is terrible.

Do any theme parks in the middle of the week, when attendance is lower.

Check out starlinetours.com for a tour of Hollywood/Beverly Hills.

Huntington Beach can be very crowded on the weekend, especially around the pier. Same for Laguna.

All the rest, you can pretty much go with the flow, with minimal planning. Allow plenty of extra time for traffic.

Have fun.

Answer 4

I hope you plan a loooong trip, as that is a lot of real estate to cover.

Rather than stay in one place and going out from there, stay near where you are going, to avoid a lot of wasteful travel time going to and fro.

Recommendations would depend on your age, who you're coming with and what you like and don't like to do.

Answer 5

i don't think you can go to all the places you have on your list in a week
to narrow down your sightseeing a bit
contact the automobile club AAA
they have a lot of wonderful free guides to help you with your trip
and please keep one thing in mind
los angeles and all the surrounding cities on your list are not close together
have a good trip
and plan on coming back again

Answer 6

where are you planning to start from and are you planning to drive, or fly and rent a car,etc????