Stuck in Los Angeles for a day, what to do?

[Geewhiz]

Connecting flight got delayed till midnight. Generally I try to avoid this area like the plague but since I don’t have a choice this time, anything worth checking out while I’m here?

 

[feanor]

Take cover!!!!!!!!

 

[Geewhiz]

Apparently there’s an app you can get that tells you what areas to avoid to steer clear of human fecal matter on sidewalks.

This is a different world than what I am accustom to.

 

[Scottyboy]

If you’ve never seen someone crap on the sidewalk, skid row might be worth checking out. Then again, you can see that in a lot of other places not so far from the airport.

 

[Geewhiz]

Yucky

 

[flathead#2]

We had to stay in LA one night on our way to HI.
I remember laying in the bed at the hotel and hearing
automatic gunfire out on the street @ 2A.M.
Not a premiere destination IMO.

 

[ddavis_1313]

I’d gladly sit in that airport for 2 days straight before venturing out in that city…


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[CMF]

la brea tar pits

 

[MattB]

You might grab an Uber to Venice Beach or the Santa Monica pier and walk down by the ocean. The beach is the one thing I really miss about SoCal.

 

[Geewhiz]

la brea tar pits

Always appreciate it when someone takes
A post seriously

 

[Fowl Play]

Lived there for 6 years.... there's beauty when you get outside the city. If you nab a rental car some cool things to do.

• Unique Stop. If you like space, 15 min east down the 105 from LAX is SpaceX headquarters (1 Rocket Rd). They have a landed rocket out front you can look at, pretty cool. The Tesla design headquarters is right behind it if you want to see an ugly cybertruck.
• Drive down to Palos Verdes and walk the cliffs along the coast.... gorgeous. (Bluff Cove Trail or Vicente Bluffs preserves would be parking spots). Great spearfishing along that coast. Malaga Cove Ranch Market has some of the best homemade chips and seafood salad I have ever had. If I struck out on spearfshing I'd stop in there and grab some all the time.
• Or Drive the 1 north along the coast to Malibu. Won't be as scenic as Palos Verdes and more traffic.

 

[CMF]

If you end up with a full day and can plan, get out to the Channel islands.

 

[Geewhiz]

Thank you guys!

 

[Htm84]

I’d run up mount Baldy or any of the other peaks around it. Lots of bighorns on the devils backbone trail. Then grab some Mexican food.

 

[Ten Bears]

eat. I work there two months a year for the past 25 years.

Langers for sandwiches.
Peppones for italian. Get the cauliflower app and the filet meatballs.
Great Mexican food everywhere.
Too many spots to even list.

 

[Fowl Play]

Yeah.... I 2nd the food.... when you have tons of competition only the best survive. Any little hole in the wall you see with 4.5 stars and above on google is going to knock your socks off majority of the time. I hold some very controversial beliefs that the best Mexican food in the world is actually found in San Diego, CA.... LA has some fine restaurants as well.

 

[Cameron.25]

Id just check out good food spots. I asked my buddy that grew up there for some recs and will post when he gets back to me
Edit to add: he says to check out lawrys for the best prime rib or the water grill for seafood

 

[BBob]

If you’re into ramen there’s many fantastic ramen places to eat. A couple shops straight from Japan opened up in LA.

 

[Beendare]

The Reagan library in Carlsbad…sorry, thats all I’ve got

Edit; I think its in Carlsbad- its been years

 

[Desk Jockey]

Labrea tar pit museum
gene autry western heritage museum.

both are a couple of hours.

beach communities like Santa Monica Venice and marina del Rey + the South Bay are good for dinner And not far from airport.