Women-Friendly Travel in Los Angeles
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Loehmann's
Designer clothes are offered at large discounts at Loehmann's. Shop, shop, shop!
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The Junk Market
Visit the Junk Market if you're interested in purchasing some vintage furniture.
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Crossroads Trading Co.
This is quite an interesting store! They work by allowing you to bring in any used clothing, which they will either buy off you or allow you to trade your clothes for other items in the store. So ladies, if you have unwanted clothes that are literally spilling out from your closet, why not take them to Crossroads.
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Marshalls
Great clothing, shoes and home accessories are available here at hard-to-beat prices.
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John Muir PTA Flea Market
The first Saturday of each month, 60 vendors sell anything and everything. Get some great stuff at bargain prices.
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Hollywood Gift and Souvenir
You will be able to find gifts and souvenirs of all sorts at this store. Find something small and cute to take back home for friends and family.
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Casa California
This store houses a collection of almost everything from clothing to statues. Be sure to check it out!
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Jewelry Mart
All kinds of jewelry including loose stones and gold and silver necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, and more can be bought from this place. Ladies go indulge!
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Los Angeles Sock Market
Ever heard of a store dedicated only to socks? Probably not. Now however you can tell friends and family back home that you've been to the world’s greatest sock store - the Los Angeles Sock Market!
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Rodeo Drive
Located in Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive is the epitome of luxury shopping, with movie star sightings common and free two hour valet parking offered. Bottega Veneta, Armani, Bally, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co., Christian Dior and Gucci are some of the many designer shops that can be found here.
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Rodeo Drive REsale
Discounted clothes, handbags, shoes, jewelry and beauty products are all available at the Rodeo Drive Resale. Ever wanted that hip Louis Vuitton bag, but knew that if you went for it, you would have to live off salads for a month? Well now you don't have to. At the Rodeo Drive Resale, you can save upto 50% on some handbags and nearly 80% on St. John knits! Go, go, go!
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Craft and Folk Art Museum
This little museum consists of two galleries that showcases arts and crafts from around the globe. It gives visitors a chance to learn more about the origins of these pieces and cultures of the people who made them. A small gift shop is also located within the museum,
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Dodger Stadium
The third oldest ballpark in the United States, Dodger Stadium has been home to the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball since 1962. A great place to watch a professional baseball game, Dodger Stadium has also had many of the world’s top music artists perform there including: Madonna, Kiss, The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Bee Gees, Elton John, Michael Jackson and U2.
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre
This opulent building was built by Sid Grauman in 1927 and is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Hollywood. Renovated several times in the past, it's facade has a distinctive Oriental look resembling a pagoda.
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Hollywood History Museum
This museum showcases a wide range of exhibits, including the props that were used in Hollywood films. Visitors are shown how the industry began with the silent film, and then moving onto the Hollywood Golden Era, to the technology used today and finally to the future of the industry. You also get a chance to see the whip used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, as well as Marilyn Monroe's autopsy. The museum also holds special events on a regular basis.
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La Brea Tar Pits & Page Museum
La Brea Tar Pits is a famous group of tar pits, where the hot tar has been oozing out from the Earth for more than 40,000 years. Different species of animals from birds to mammals to fish have gotten stuck in the sludge and their remains have been preserved in it for many years. Scientists in 1906 began to remove some of these 'remains' from the pits and they are now kept in the adjacent Page Museum. A large collection of skeletons and Ice Age plants can be found at the museum.
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Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
The museum was designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and displays the works of several modern artists such as Piet Mondrian and Mark Rothko. The museum has a red exterior and inside, skylights dot the roof, allowing sunlight to illuminate the galleries. A fountain is also found in the courtyard.
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Norton Simon Museum
This museum showcases an extensive collection of European art and features the works of Rembrandt, Picasso, the Impressionists and Rodin. Visitors will also find a collection of Degas' sculptures as well as sculptures from India and South-East Asia. While you're there, don't forget to take a stroll through the garden, which features fountains, ponds, statutes and various sculptures.
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Pacific Park
It may be small, but this theme park is in a fantastic location on the Santa Monica Pier. Kids can spend the day playing the various arcade games that are available, or riding on a roller coaster or even getting a good view of the LA coastline from the top of the Ferris Wheel.