Architours - Los Angeles is
home to a collection of notable architecture and cultural sites.
Architours offers a variety of tours and events each month that
showcase work by legends such as Wright and Neutra, or cutting
edge recent work. Restaurant Design Tours offer visits to
restaurants known for both their culinary and design excellence
such as the Santa Monica hit Rockenwagner, and Downtown LA's new
venture, Ciudad. Garden Tours spotlight historic and
contemporary landscapes and the Public Art Walking Tours
showcase installations in and around Downtown LA. All tours are
conducted by the architects, artists, chefs or owners. For more
information call (323) 294-5821, fax: (323) 294-5825.
info@architours.com
Off ' N Running Tours - Want to get a different
perspective on LA, that doesn't involve driving? Off 'N Running
Tours offers group and individual tours of Los Angeles the old
fashioned way.., on foot. Health conscious visitors can call Off
'N Running Tours and schedule a guided three to eight mile
running tour through Beverly Hills, Santa Monica or Downtown Los
Angeles. Courses are designed for runners and walkers of all
levels. The $45 outing includes a T-shirt and runner's
breakfast
(800)523-8687
Run2tour@aol.com
Gray Line
660 West Avenue L, Lancaster, CA, 93534
Tel: (800)339-8421 / (661)948-8421
Fax: (661)949-9891
www.grayline.com
For those who don't want to spend hours pouring through maps,
this may be the tour for you. Although the combo tours to
Disneyland and Universal are a bit steep, the five-hour Best of
LA tour costs less than $20 and provides a great orientation to
the city. Even Southern California locals could probably use
this tour to take in the parts of LA they keep missing. Claiming
to be the most complete tour of the star's homes available, it
focuses on downtown and the areas around Hollywood, including
Beverly Hills. Stops are made at Mann's Chinese Theater, Doheny
Mansion, and Farmer's Market.
Perry's Beach Cafe and Rentals - For the
fitness-minded visitor who would like to tour Los Angeles,
Perry's Beach Cafe and Rentals provides tours with a unique
twist. Perry's offers bicycle and roller blade tours of Santa
Monica, Venice and Marina del Rey. These guided tours allow
visitors to pedal or skate along the Pacific Coast and learn
about the history of the local area, view the local restaurants,
attractions and stores, and receive an information packet full
of local information. Visitors can shop and explore the local
attractions by specific request, and don't have to worry about
securing their bikes or blades. The tours range from $30 - $50
and vary from two to four hours in length. Contact: Olga Halpern,
(310) 372-3138, fax: (310) 327-7078.
Metro Art Project Tours Offered
Free docent-guided tours are offered of the highly touted
artwork featured at the 47 station Metro Rail system and at the Gateway Transit Center. The tours
introduce individual artists and the concepts
behind their variety of works as well as outline the artist
selection process and the challenges
of creating art for public environment. Tours are available
for groups of 15 or more and can be requested for any day of the
week. Each tour is approximately two hours.
For information on the tours, call (213)
922-4ART.
Little Tokyo Walk
Visitors to Downtown's Little Tokyo can walk through history
as they follow the neighborhood's new commemorative timeline -
Omoide no Shotokyo - Remembering Little Tokyo. This 1,000-foot
installation in the area's historic district tells the story of
six decades of Japanese-American life. With text and quotations
etched in the sidewalk, the timeline covers Japanese settlement
from 1890 immigration through the World War II internment camps.
This special streetscape fronts 13~historic First Street
buildings, including the Japanese American National Museum.
Contact: Community Redevelopment Agency, 213/977-1951 or fax:
213/617-0966.
The Bradbury building's interior design was influenced by an
1887 best-selling novel called Looking Backward. "Grand
Street" used to be called "Charity" before
residents petitioned the name. LA has its own small version of
the Statue of Liberty designed by the same man who sculpted the
original in New York. These and other facts along with a
behind-the-scenes look at Downtown are available in a copy of
Bunker Hill/Historic Core District Angels Walk. This informative
brochure offers a self-guided walking tour of LA's past, present
and future, providing interesting historical anecdotes and movie
trivia about Downtown's attractions. Hop off the bus or any of
the Metro Lines to explore LA's most popular sites including
historic Broadway Street, Grand Central Market, the Bradbury
Building, Union Station and Olvera Street as well as the city's
lesser known haunts such as Biddy Mason Park and Poets Walk.
Brochures are available from the Los Angeles Visitor Information
Center at 685 S. Figueroa Street, LA Public Library or at any
Downtown hotel. For more information, contact Angels Walk LA,
Inc., 213/683-0080.
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