Wannabes, washed-up '80s acts and tributes to major stadium-fillers from days of yore make up the bill at this Santa Monica venue. The volume is often...
1348 14th Street
Serving high-quality coffees alongside a range of sweets and savouries, the moody-broody 18th Street Coffee House draws a loyal crowd of locals who also...
1725 BroadwayRight in the heart of West Hollywood, this branch offers a pool, sauna, weight, aerobics and even cardio kick-boxing.
8612 Santa Monica BoulevardHoused in a 1913 Beaux Arts building that's been restored and re-imagined on a magnificent scale, 740 is a three-level, glass-walled danceteria that offers...
740 S BroadwayYou might need to blink a few times to adjust your eyes when you walk in the door. This new restaurant and lounge delivers as much speakeasy glamour as...
6533 Hollywood BoulevardAmerica's most famous gay bookshop, A Different Light opened in 1979. In addition to selling books, videos and mags for gays, lesbians and transgendered...
8853 Santa Monica BoulevardThe LA region's leading classical theatre company presents two annual seasons, each containing three productions in repertory. The troupe is currently based...
234 S Brand BoulevardThis beloved open-air swimming centre has two Olympic-sized pools for serious swimmers, but also provides plenty of access for families and swimming lessons...
360 N Arroyo BoulevardThis expansive restaurant/cocktail bar is a popular spot, and it more than deserves the crowds it attracts. The large outdoor patio with statues and fairy...
692 N Robertson Boulevard
Venice attracts a mixed crowd; and this café, which arrived on Abbot Kinney long before most of its neighbours, is no exception. Affluent home-owners mix...
1401 Abbot Kinney BoulevardThis small and well-kept Hollywood theatre hosts Saturday Night Live-quality nights, and you can take that analogy however you please. Sketch comedy is the...
135 N La Brea AvenueUnsurprising material is interspersed with the occasional premiere on the Actors Co-op schedules, and is staged with professional aplomb in two adjacent...
Crossley Theatre, 1760 N Gower Street
Tim Robbins remains in charge of the Actors' Gang, the company he co-founded in the '80s. Productions remain hard-edged and presentational, and often rely...
9070 Venice BoulevardHaving spent several years bouncing around the city, the A+D Museum - 'A' for architecture, 'D' for design - is now permanently ensconsed at this building...
5900 Wilshire BoulevardThis striking 1929 Spanish-style building sits, along with the Malibu Lagoon Museum, inside the confines of Malibu Lagoon State Park. The major attraction...
23200 Pacific Coast Highway