Destination: California: Los Angeles
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It’s time to revisit the City of Angels. Read our Just Back From and about the city’s best hotels under Where to Stay.
Also in this report: Authentic restaurants under Where to Eat, sights not to miss under What to See & Do, a guide to the shopping scene under Where to Shop, insider recommendations in Indagare Intelligence, a reading list under Library.
Read a three-day Itinerary for Santa Monica.
INDAGARE TOP TEN
SLEEP…with a view of the Pacific at Shutters on the Beach.
EXPERIENCE…a performance at the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall.
SPLURGE…on a spa treatment at the stunning La Prairie spa at the Bel Air Hotel.
EAT…breakfast at Fountain Coffee Room in the Beverly Hills Hotel, lunch at Farmshop at the Brentwood Country Mart, and dinner in Venice Beach’s acclaimed Gjelina.
DRINK…at Downtown hot spot The Varnish or take in the scene at Bungalow.
SAVOR…a yoga class at Maha.
VISIT…the Brentwood Country Mart on a weekend (there are pony rides on Sunday).
SEE…the Getty Center campus that houses the villa and art museum.
SHOP…in fun neighborhoods like Abbot Kinney Boulevard and West Third Street.
KNOW…what designer Kelly Wearstler recommends for visiting with children and Indagare’s favorite family activities in Los Angeles.
Read recommendations on where to stay and eat while visiting colleges in the area.
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