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[quote=Anonymous]We ended up picking Santa Monica as our "home base" for the LA trip because it has a nice relaxed beach vibe and we found a hotel with a good pool for our kid. It was nice to go out and about on adventures, but then be able to come back and unwind a bit at the pool. Also, there are lots of kid friendly restaurants within walking distance in Santa Monica, so once we parked the car for the day, we didn't have to pull it back out. The Shore Hotel and the Fairmount are both kid-friendly with pools and are right along the ocean.

So definitely Universal Studios. We did the VIP package and it was worth EVERY FREAKING DOLLAR.

One day down at the hollywood hoopla area--there's a big open-air mall where stuff is filmed (I think its called Universal Citiwalk?) and of course the hollywood stars. Not sure my kid was necessarily into any of it in particular, but she thought the filming was cool and just all the people/business. The wax museum.

The La Brea tar pits were the most appreciated thing. That and the whole beach/pool at Santa Monica.

There is a bike shop at the base of Santa Monica pier that rents bikes, strollers, roller blades, etc. My kid was 8. We grabbed skates and skated along the boardwalk to the weirdness of Venice Beach. She enjoyed that.  There's a "freakshow" on Venice Beach with two-headed turtles and a sword-swallower. Looks sketch but it's very tame and family friendly.

There are websites you can check to see if anyone is filming anything. I think summer is their slow season though....

Also, check to see if there is a baseball game while you're in town![/quote]

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