Los Angels, the second largest city of United States is situated in the US state of California. The city is often abbreviated as L.A and is colloquially known as the City of Angels. The city has a total land area of 499 square miles with an estimated population 3.8 million. Nearly 225 languages were spoken with in the city and 1/3rd of the residents are from different corners of the world.
The city is the seat of Los Angeles County, one of the most populated and diverse counties of the US. The people residing in Los Angels are known as "Angelinos".
Los Angeles remains as an internationally recognized center for economic and commercial activities, education, science, technology, culture, media, entertainment, and fashion.
The city is a home for many prominent institutions of various fields ranging from cultural to professional and therefore the city remain as a soul of the United States. Also the city is the major producer of entertainment activities such as games, music, motion pictures, televisions etc.
The Mediterranean climate of Los Angeles makes it a perfect spot for tourism. Also the city is abundant in natural wealth such as mountains, beaches, wetlands etc. Some of the must see places in Los Angeles are as follows.
The Hollywood Museum
Hollywood will be the very first thing which comes to everyone’s mind when thinking of Los Angeles. This museum definitely satisfies the expectations of all movie fans. Around 5000 movie related artifacts are displayed in this museum.
Warner Bros Studios
Warner Bros Studio is one of the must see places of Los Angels. A tour to Warner Bros will make you clear about the filmmaking procedure and the techniques and tricks being used behind the screen.
Los Angeles Zoo
The zoo is a home for thousands of birds and animals including the rare ones. It also includes a botanical garden which preserves more than 800 different plant species.
Griffith Park and Observatory
This enormous park situated in 4,210 acres is often referred as the 'Central Park' of Los Angeles. The famous Griffith observatory, which is a major shooting location, is situated inside in this park. Apart from being a major shooting spot, this observatory plays a significant role in the study of astronomy.
La Brea tar pits
Here you can see the fossils of plants and animals which existed 10,000 years ago. These fossils are displayed for the public viewing in the Page Museum. However replicas of some of the animals such as mammoths, sabre-toothed cats etc have been placed near some of the pits.
Walt Disney Concert Hall
It will be really worthy to travel towards the city center of Los Angeles and to see this marvelous architecture. This hall witnessed performances of many great talented persons and it remain as a place of recognition for the artists. |
