Los Angeles - Category of Backgroud

Be careful about Los Angeles beach hotels. Some have "beach" in their name but are blocks from the sand, while others boast ocean views but really mean you can see the ocean if you lean out the window or peer over the shrubbery. ... more

Los Angeles beaches may almost be as much of an icon as Disneyland or the Hollywood sign. With twenty-plus beaches in Los Angeles County to choose from, you may have a hard time picking one or two to visit during your vacation. ... more

All European and many domestic flights use Los Angeles International Airport always known as LAX (tel 310/646-5252, www.los-angeles-lax.com ) sixteen miles southwest of downtown. ... more

Some of your best bets for touring downtown and other spots are the two-and-one-half hour walking tours offered by the LA Conservancy (Sat 10am; $8; tel 213/623-CITY, www.laconservancy.org ), ... more

The rambling metropolis of LOS ANGELES sprawls across the thousand square miles of a great desert basin, knitted together by an intricate network of congested freeways between the ocean and the snowcapped mountains. ... more