All Stories from Los Angeles County
The Haunted Forest
Ready to find out if things really do go bump in the night? Looming over Altadena in the southern hollows of Angeles National Forest lie the decrepit ruins of Cobb Estate—its abandoned stairways and random lumps of concrete setting the stage for ghost tales galore.
ViewThe Ghost of the Hollywood Sign
Is the world's most famous sign haunted? Find out for yourself on a hike to the iconic Hollywood sign atop Mount Lee in Griffith Park. The sign—a symbol of fame and fortune to many—has some misfortune attached to it too.
ViewInto the Grotto
Halloween isn't just about hunting for candy. Go in search of a mossy grotto hidden in the Santa Monica Mountains, and your reward will be even sweeter. The grotto, embedded in ign
ViewAnimal TLC
Attention animal lovers! You've seen countless YouTube videos of puppy-like piglets hamming it up for an adorable belly rub, but have you ever met one in person? Time for a visit t
ViewHow Do You Like Them Pumpkins?
If it weren't for pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks, we Angelenos might never know that fall has arrived. Unless you know about Oak Glen’s good old fashioned u-pick pumpkin and hik
ViewFarm Fresh, in Hollywood?
For city dwellers or visitors who want to experience farm fresh Hollywood style, visit the Sunday Hollywood Farmers' Market. Here you can peruse an eclectic selection of locally gr
ViewTowsley Tramp
Kickstart the season with a workout hike featuring outstanding panoramas, meaty switchbacks, shaded sections for cooling breaks, bizarre rock formations, and miniature tar pits. Th
ViewSupermoon Sunday
This Sunday evening (September 27) a total lunar eclipse will coincide with a "Supermoon." Why is this a big deal? Well, it hasn't happened in 32 years and won't happen again for a
ViewBeverly Hills 9021 Oh-yeah!
Beverly Hills has its famous palm trees, but take a stroll through Beverly Gardens Park and get a little more cultured … horticultured, that is. This surprisingly verdant strip str
ViewLA Story
Like a good Hollywood story, the Barnsdall Art Park made a great comeback. Once an overlooked urban space in LA, this 36-acre East Hollywood hillside park is now a burgeoning center of art and local history.
ViewStair Master!
In Culver City, take Jefferson Blvd. to Hetzler Rd. Park along Jefferson Blvd. before or after Hetzler Rd., and find the dirt trail heading east from the bottom of Hetzler. Hike a
ViewWilmington Wanderland
Most people know the Port of Los Angeles as the place with all the smoky factories and huge barges, but this industrial area added some glitter to its grittier side when Wilmington
ViewI'm Your Huckleberry
ViewBike Bucolic
Horses are still a common mode of transport in Cornell near Agoura Hills, but there's another popular means for getting around this landscape filled with ranches, wineries, and pre
ViewCanyon Dip and Sip
Secluded at 1,500 feet in the Santa Monica Mountains, Tuna Canyon Park in Malibu is quiet even on a weekend afternoon. And that's great if you like your hikes quiet. Get to the hea
ViewWine Safari
Did we have you at wine safari? Buckle up—you're about to go wild, with wine! Malibu Wine Safaris is the adult field trip you've been dreaming about, a 90-minute expedition combini
ViewBike to Bellinis
Hidden within the Malibu Hills, tiny Rocky Oaks Park is ideally suited for those who like to keep their weekend cruising short and simple (because hey, brunch!). Despite its small
ViewPeace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens
Lost in Translation? It happens. Here's how to take a breather. Right in the heart of the city is the Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, a relaxing retreat hidden in the histor
ViewDam Good Hike
With the current drought it's hard to believe that when it rains it pours in LA, a lesson learned all too well in the Foothills region after a devastating New Year's flood in 1934.
ViewVineyard Views
Long before Napa and Sonoma took the cork, the Los Angeles region was the center of California wine production. In the early 1900s the Le Mesnager family built a romantic French-st
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