Visit One For The Gipper Ronald Reagan Presidential Library – Simi Valley Located about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles is the “other” presidential library in Southern California. Having visited The Nixon Library in July, Tracy and I (along with friends Lenny and Susan) decided to drive out to Simi […]

Controversial Cathedral & Gregory Peck Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels – Los Angeles I must confess (pun intended) that I can see why there was some controversy when it came to the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels that serves as the Mothership for […]

Up, Up And Away! Flight Path Learning Center & Museum – Los Angeles Looking for something fun, informative and free (yes, FREE) to do in Los Angeles? Then I’ve got your ticket! Stop by the Flight Path Learning Center & Museum located adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport where you […]

Don’t Fight City Hall…Visit It! Los Angeles City Hall – Los Angeles If there’s one building in the City Of Angels that stands out from all the others, it is definitely Los Angeles City Hall. From the old Superman (Daily Planet building) and Dragnet (“This is the city…Los Angeles, California…”) […]

Not A Mickey Mouse Concert Venue Walt Disney Concert Hall – Los Angeles Tracy and I had recently been to a Walt Disney Hall concert featuring Mozart and Brahms (well, it was their music…it would be quite an event if Mozart and Brahms really showed up), so when we were […]

Grand New Park With Grand Old Flags Grand Park – Los Angeles I often hear people ignorantly spout off and grouse, “There’s nothing to do in downtown Los Angeles on the weekend.” When I hear that, I reply, “Look around, there’s plenty to see and do if you do your […]

A $45 Million Walk Around “Lotus Lake” Echo Park Lake (Echo Park) –  Los Angeles So what does $45 million get you these days?  Well, if the two-year renovation of Echo Park Lake is any indication, that heavy chunk of change gets you a beautiful place to spend a lazy […]

Spaced Out In Los Angeles Space Shuttle Endeavour/California Science Center – Los Angeles Everyone gets spaced out living in Los Angeles, so what better way to spend Memorial Day 2013 than head down to the California Science Center to check out the Space Shuttle Endeavour.  I’ve been interested in space […]

Sticky Situation La Brea Tar Pits & Page Museum – Los Angeles I am a native Angeleno, yet at age 59 years and 362 days, I had never visited the La Brea Tar Pits….a fact that stuck with me…until today, that is.  Even worse, I had never even heard about […]