Actor David Hoffman, who plays Doug in the Liberty Mutual commercials, and his photographer/designer wife Jaime Kowal bought ...

I’ve also had a week alone in LA where I stayed in a charming Airbnb in Laurel Canyon, took too many photos of street art in Venice Beach, and hiked to the Griffith Observatory to take ... The Secret ...

LOS ANGELES — From the Griffith Observatory, a landmark perched on a hilltop 1,000 feet above sea level, Joe and Jolene McGuire had a prime view of this vast city, and they couldn’t see what ...

Admission to the Griffith Observatory is free, according to the observatory. However, there are fees for parking and ticket fees for the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, so keep that in mind before you go.

Among the highlights: a Merry-Go-Round that inspired a guy named Walt Disney to think about building a theme park, various hiking and biking trails, Griffith Observatory, the Los Angeles Zoo, and ...

Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.

By David Allan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the dense urban sprawl characterizing much of this fabled city. Yet its identity is ...

I suggest taking a hike up to the Griffith Observatory, overlooking Hollywood, in the company of Angelenos. Before you start your hike, get a coffee or snack at The Trails Cafe in Griffith Park.

Dr. Ed Krupp, Director of the Griffith Observatory, poses with a 90th birthday cake for the Observatory on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The Observatory opened its doors to the public in 1935.

Griffith Observatory held a party on Wednesday, May 14, celebrating its 90th anniversary, and the leaders who make sure the observatory will live on praised its importance to Los Angeles and to the ...