A MUST DO! A Free Thing to Do! See the Giant Wall Mural of Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale from the…read moreClassic 1939 MGM Movie Musical, THE WIZARD OF OZ. The beautiful mural was painted by local artist & muralist Levi Ponce & adds some beauty to the city's art landscape. It was completed in October 2018 & features a huge picture of Judy Garland as Dorothy in her most iconic role, The Emerald City & The Yellow Brick Road. It is located on the west side of The Theater West Building on Cahuenga Blvd in LA. Founded in 1962 The Theatre West is LA's longest running theatre company. Some of its famous alumni are Sally Field, Jack Nicholson, Ray Bradbury, Richard Dreyfuss, Betty Garrett, Lee Meriwether, Sherwood Schwartz, & Beau Bridges. If you are in the area or headed over to Universal Studios or CityWalk be sure to check it out. This is one of LA's Secret Hidden Gems. It used to be, you had to have Mega Bucks & be really rich to have The Good Life, not anymore. The Game has changed. You've Been Upgraded. Now You Can Live Like A King On A Limited Budget!

There are a variety of celebrity faces in the Hollywood words build out on the Hollywood Boulevard…read moreis located across the street for some gift shops, and the Hollywood walk of fame

Maybes it just me but it seems like there's always something new popping up in the area. It's a…read moretine little neighborhoods but packs a major punch with what they have. There's a good selection of restaurants, some bars, and a few shops here and there. Mainly more eateries than the others. It pretty much street parking along the main roads or neighborhoods. There's a huge parking lot a block away where the red line station is. Crowds are alway pretty mellow. Not stuffy like the city scene. Majority of time if we're in the area, it normally for a meal and then a drink afterwards.

A great sub neighborhood of North Hollywood with good food, bars, and entertainment…read more From the North side of the 134 Freeway down Lankershim Blvd passed local favorites like the Ha Ha Comedy Club, Tiki No (tiki bar), Lotus Vegan (originally on Vineland), Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre, the local Amazon Fresh, Player One (barcade) Brew Bros Brewing, Pitfire Pizza (with amazing outdoor layout) and down to North Hollywood Station (a major city transit hub). Or from the Vineland Avenue perspective you can cruise to places like Idle Hour (the wheel barrel bar), TeaPop (cafe meets art gallery) and that crazy multiple intersection with Lankershim + Camarillo Street that only a creative mad genius could have been ambitious enough to design O.O and place in the NoHo Arts district. Getting around via any method of travel including on foot is an interesting one. There is some free residential and business parking as well as street with few restrictions and plenty along outer streets like Vineland Place, but just keep in mind during the day certain areas are limited to 2hr parking. Enjoy a slice of NoHo via these district of creative expressive bliss... More than one Starbucks because a lot of locals need their fix (plus one is drive thru and the other is walk in) but highly recommend supporting the smaller mom & pops such as Amp Coffee, Horror Vibes and Amsterdam on Magnolia near the stellar newer brewery in the area Lawless (a hidden gem must). Q-Tip: Check out nohoartsdistrict.com for local events, entertainment or places to explore as well as stay.

I love stairs! Hearts are extra…read more We parked up on the hill to walk down to the stairs - much easier than looking for parking around Sunset. From the hilltop we walked down the stairs, grabbed a matcha at Alfred Coffee, climbed up the Music Box Steps, and explored a few more staircases around Silverlake before heading back up to the car up the Micheltorena Stairs. Such a fun way to get 7-10k steps in while getting to know the neighborhood.

I was totally drawn to the adorable heart painted stairs on Sunset and Micheltorena. The stairs…read moreinclude 177 steps with 40 of the steps painted with hearts. The history of the stairs in Silverlake is actually quite interesting. Apparently, back in the day, the stairs made it easier in the hilly section of the city to access stops along the Red Car Electric Railway. The stairs were unofficially painted in 2015 and in 2019, it became an official public arts project. We took the steps beyond the painted hearts and you're essentially just walking through a neighborhood. It's a great spot for pics and a shortcut through the neighborhood.

RETNA is one of the most visually distinctive and culturally polarizing graffiti artists to come…read moreout of Los Angeles. He built his reputation on a signature style that looks like a secret alphabet from another world -- a fusion of: * Egyptian hieroglyphic energy * Arabic, Hebrew, and Blackletter calligraphy * Chicano LA graffiti handstyles The result isn't meant to be read -- it's meant to be felt. And that's exactly why it works.

This is a gorgeous mural. Great photo backdrop. It is located next to Craig's restaurant in West…read moreHollywood. It's in a very trendy and hip area. Retna, the artist of the mural, is a famous Los Angeles street artist. He has worked for multiple high end, luxury brands and celebrities. He is known for creating his own artistic script as his signature style.

It is nice to be on a bridge…read more This one is particularly nice. At least when compared to the bridges I have been on. Like 8 of them. I imagine Shakespeare telling me secrets on his bridge here about things he used to do here growing up. He was so famous. Good for him. I hear his plays were pretty good. So good that he built a bridge that I get to walk on. Hopefully I get to make a bridge too, but I would Probably use my first name because Roberts' Bridge sounds like it belings to Robert and not Roberts' because most people don't know possessive apostrophes on words and names that end with S so they would have to be reading it instead of hearing it and even when people are reading since they don't know about the apostrophe thing they might assume it's some kind of umlat or something. Thank you

The Shakespeare Bridge, built in 1926, is in the Franklin Hills neighborhood, which was made of…read moreconcrete and decorated in a Gothic style. It was named after William Shakespeare obviously, which was designated a Historic-Cultural Monument in LA later. I think it's an interesting neighborhood to check out if you happen to be in this area.

As part of the new CityWay II art collection, a mural by French artist "Mantra" created a realistic…read moredepiction of a larger than life shadowbox on the wall facing South Street. Within the mural, five moths and butterflies are displayed (without pins) as if suspended out from the wall. Each casts a shadow as does a non-existent frame for the shadowbox. The execution of the fine details is on a superior level of artistry. Though otherwise it may not challenge the viewer with intent or purpose, the sheer level of skill is enough to catch your eye and make you marvel at how difficult it must be to create such a piece. This mural is a unique contribution to the murals offered around town. Review #2955

Cool art work that I saw while driving down the street in LA. It is the Freedom Sculpture. I like…read morepublic art and I like to see all the things LA had to offer. Go check it out and see the wonderment.

The sculpture is an elegant reminder of an Empire the West has chosen to ignore. It pays homage to…read moreCyrus the Great. Arguably one of the most visionary leaders of all times and his human rights proclamation; the first of its kind.