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Best Kept Secret

1. Greystone Park and…

Sunset, and if you take the wrong Doheny, you will end up driving up a very long and steep road until you hit a cull de sac. The other Doheny will lead you straight into Beverly Hills' best-kept...

2. Griffith Park…

Neighborhood: Griffith Park/Los Feliz

seating for the planetarium show.  I was the 1st person in line and I asked one of the ushers where the best seats were and he just made me sit all the way in the back instead of letting me sit...

3. Griffith Park

Neighborhood: Griffith Park/Los Feliz

Hey what's the best thing about Griffith Park? Hmm. The hiking? Nope! That's ok but you can't give anything exercise related 5 stars. The Carousel? Nope! I love carousels but it still isn't the best...

4. Gamble House

Neighborhood: Pasadena

If you have never heard of architects Henry and Charles Greene, I'll let you in on a little secret: they were the jedi knights of architecture!!!   The Greene brothers unlocked the mystery of man's...

5. Brooks Massage…

Neighborhood: West Hollywood

Down the street at El Leon-one of LA's best kept secrets-the massage is what it should be-HEAVENLY. At Brooks Massage you are paying a price of a first class massage for a very mediocre experience...

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Neighborhood Favorite

1. Watts Towers Arts…

Neighborhood: Watts

be 10 times as tall.  The irony of the Towers is almost literary in its scope. Here you have this neighborhood that's been marginalized by gangland shootings, scenes of yellow police tape flanking...

2. Gamble House

Neighborhood: Pasadena

from Mrs. Gamble's favorite vase, to match.  Or a hanging "crane" incense burner representing the Gambles family crest, that Mrs. Thorsen bought in Asia and had "built into" the underside of the main...

3. Luxe De Ville

Neighborhood: Echo Park

know what, LAME.  however, the owner is very nice and helpful. which makes me think he only has some of this shit because his neighborhood buddies make it and he feels bad. also, the echo park dorks...

4. Grand Hope Park

Neighborhood: Downtown

Living across the street I wish they allowed dogs! They have dog statues! They are in a dog friendly neighborhood, but the security guys say, "the owner doesn't want dogs".  We've had a few special...

5. Venice Canals

Neighborhood: Venice

Yelpers, is also a tribute to perhaps my most favorite place in all LA.  I got several fave places though, so it's a tough call.  It's amazing that many long-time LA residents have never even heard...

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