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After a concert or basketball game at the Staples Center, enjoy drinks by the pool at Hotel Figueroa, a Moroccan-themed hotel dating back to the 1920s. (Hotel Figueroa / May 24, 2012) |
Cost: About $40 for round trip gas
Contact info: http://www.solvangusa.com/
Categories: Travel, Kids, Eating
—J.L.
Bike the Santa Ana River Trail & Parkway
Starting in Huntington Beach, the Santa Ana River Trail stretches all the way to San Bernardino. Biking the trail, you get a little bit of everything. It passes through marshlands, urban areas, rivers and forests.
Cost: Free
Contact info: http://www.santaanarivertrail.org/home.html
Categories: Fitness
—J.L.
Drinks at Veranda bar, Hotel Figueroa
After a concert or basketball game at the Staples Center, enjoy drinks by the pool at this ornate, Moroccan-themed hotel dating back to the 1920s.
Cost: Price of a drink
Contact info: Hotel Figueroa, 939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; http://www.figueroahotel.com/
—J.L.
Hike Mt. Wilson
Take advantage of long summer days and hike to the top of Mt. Wilson. It's no easy climb, as a round trip from Chantry Flat is about 13 miles and will take you a full day. Along the way, you'll pass through rivers and a 50-foot waterfall. Once you reach the top, your reward is an observatory, café and panoramic views of the San Gabriel Valley.
Cost: Free
Contact info: Chantry Flat Recreation Area, Arcadia; http://www.fs.usda.gov/angeles/
Categories: Fitness
Contact info: http://www.solvangusa.com/
Categories: Travel, Kids, Eating
—J.L.
Bike the Santa Ana River Trail & Parkway
Starting in Huntington Beach, the Santa Ana River Trail stretches all the way to San Bernardino. Biking the trail, you get a little bit of everything. It passes through marshlands, urban areas, rivers and forests.
Cost: Free
Contact info: http://www.santaanarivertrail.org/home.html
Categories: Fitness
—J.L.
Drinks at Veranda bar, Hotel Figueroa
After a concert or basketball game at the Staples Center, enjoy drinks by the pool at this ornate, Moroccan-themed hotel dating back to the 1920s.
Cost: Price of a drink
Contact info: Hotel Figueroa, 939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; http://www.figueroahotel.com/
—J.L.
Hike Mt. Wilson
Take advantage of long summer days and hike to the top of Mt. Wilson. It's no easy climb, as a round trip from Chantry Flat is about 13 miles and will take you a full day. Along the way, you'll pass through rivers and a 50-foot waterfall. Once you reach the top, your reward is an observatory, café and panoramic views of the San Gabriel Valley.
Cost: Free
Contact info: Chantry Flat Recreation Area, Arcadia; http://www.fs.usda.gov/angeles/
Categories: Fitness