Things to do in LA by oneself

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by mr bunbury

Don't waste time shopping - the answer is (a) eat Mexican food; (b) go to the Getty; (c) eat Mexican food; (d) see a movie.

Mexican food ******.

Eat some papusas, Maize/white-bread wheat "masa" wrapped around fresh cheese, fried in corn oil. It's from El Salvador. Can't get enough of 'em.

Maybe a nacatamal from Nicaragua.

Or chicken with rice, in a nice wine sauce. Mmmmm.

But the Getty is unforgettable. Same goes for the Huntington Library near Pasadena.

Oh just forget it and go hiking in Brand Park. Watch out for rattlesnakes.

Horse racing at Santa Anita?

Maybe look at bikini-clad honeys at the beach?

La Brea Tar Pits?

Don't suppose you can wrangle an "industry insider" tour of the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach?

Quickie side trip to Vegas?

Whoring in Tijuana?

Whatever.

 

[DGP]

Originally Posted by keykoo

Bah, I've done the touristy things before. I just have to burn time while my girl is doing interviews and going on tours. I'm staying at the SLS so I just shop during the down times.

If you're staying there, you can spend an entire day just walking Third Street. Consider brunch at Little Next Door but skip Toast. Melrose is just a few blocks north, it's a walk, but a healthy one, and it's another street you can kill an entire day on with shopping, dining and people-watching.