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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first time I went to Los Angeles I was like “what”??? I feel like popular culture plays it up as this glamorous and super cool place and to be honest I found it very dirty, too spread out/car centric, and not particularly pretty. I liked San Diego 10x better. [/quote]
Yes! I am originally from Asia and had this image in my mind of LA that did not match reality.
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Agreed. I was super disappointed the first time I went to LA. I thought Hollywood would be beautiful and glamorous. Instead it was gross and seedy.

I think you have to be in the in-crowd to go to the glamorous places.[/quote]

There are no glamorous places in LA unless you want to spend a ton of money.  It's all about expectations.  Don't go for the cheesy "movie business" things. Cool things there:

Nice beaches like Manhattan Beach, Malibu, less busy parts of Santa Monica
People watching for an hour in Venice, followed by going to get good food and coffee there
Hanging out in hipper neighborhoods like Silver Lake, Culver City, Highland Park
Hitting up random strip malls with amazing food (look for Jonathan Gold's recommendations)
Hikes in the mountains/Griffith Park/horserides in the mountains/LA Zoo
Theme parks if that's your thing
Grand Central Market if you like Union Market in DC but with a lot more options and lot busier
Disney Hall, the Broad and MoCA if you like architecture and art, plus LACMA
Tar pits if you like slightly cheesy things but interesting for kids, plus the Grove/Farmers Market nearby
Drive/walk through Hancock Park to look at beautiful classic homes
Drive along Mulholland
The Getty if you have time without kids
Pasadena is nice if you want a laidback upscale dinner and evening walk around vibe

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