Los Angeles travel guides & articles
All 12 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Los Angeles — newest first.
Which Anaheim shuttle you can actually board after ART
ART is gone. Six separate shuttle systems replaced it, each with its own rule about who is allowed on, so work out which bus is yours before you book the room.
Planning a First Los Angeles Trip Around the Traffic
Group the days by area, ride the lines that already go where you are going, and most of a first trip to Los Angeles works without a car.
Walking the Los Angeles Backlots After the Crews Wrap
The lots that actually run after dark, the prop vaults you have to phone first, and the Burbank rooms where the crews land at wrap. A night-shift plan for film-obsessed Los Angeles.
The Neon That Los Angeles Refused to Turn Off
A night-by-night route through the surviving hand-bent tubing of Los Angeles, from a landmarked Hollywood speakeasy to a diner sign with a lease that runs out this December.
Two Nights of Los Angeles Music, Jazz to Arena Pop
From a free Echo Park residency to a K-pop finale at Crypto.com Arena, here is exactly what plays across Los Angeles on August 17 and 18, 2026.
The Concrete River: Walking the Los Angeles River from Frogtown to the Arts District
A river Hollywood declared dead runs quietly back to life between Frogtown's cafés and the Arts District's galleries — here's how to walk it in 2026.
The Aerial City: Seeing Los Angeles from Above
Helicopters, biplanes, silent paragliders, and two free hilltop terraces — a clear-eyed guide to every honest way of seeing Los Angeles from the air in 2026.
The Lowrider Scene as a Rolling Cultural Archive
In Los Angeles, lowrider culture lives across a museum exhibit, a passenger seat, and two very different boulevards - here's how to see all of it without disrespecting any of it.
The Hills Are Alive: Hiking Los Angeles, from Griffith to the Backbone Trail
An honest, closure-checked 2026 guide to the trails Angelenos actually walk — from a 7am canyon above Hollywood to a 67-mile mountain spine and the waterfalls that only run after rain.
No Tablecloths: The Nightlong Pilgrimage of Los Angeles Tacos
A calm, honest route through Los Angeles taco culture — from a Michelin-listed shrimp truck to a two-in-the-morning trompo of al pastor — with clear advice on what to order and who each stop suits.
Giants Off the Coast: A Local's Guide to Whale Watching in Los Angeles
Where to sail from, which boat suits your group, and how to time a whale-watching trip along the Los Angeles coast in 2026 — from budget Long Beach catamarans to a full day among the giants.
The best horseback riding tours with Hollywood views in Los Angeles
Ten working stables, honestly graded — which trails actually reach the sign, which suit groups over couples, and what a saddle costs in 2026.