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What is there to do (free!) in Los Angeles, CA?

I moved here from a small town about 3 years ago. There was NO WHERE to when I lived there and thought LA would be full of entertainment. When I was living in Nor. Cal i used to go to the solar living institute, winery's, city of ten thousand buddhas, rivers, dam's, flower gardens... there were so many beautiful places to visit and just hang out! I can't find a thing to do here!! I can't believe it! Can someone help me? I am BORED TO DEATH!

LOL, where have you been looking? = ) Here are just a few things to do around LA, no cost.

Eaton Canyon Nature Center (Altadena) - An easy hike up to a waterfall. Lots of other great hiking, bird watching, photography near Pasadena.

http://www.ecnca.org/

Marina Del Rey and Santa Monica Pier free concerts -

http://marinadelrey.lacounty.gov/bandh/Events/August.htm#chace

Lake Hollywood - walk or jog, very pretty. www.hollywoodknolls.org/hollywood_reservoir.htm

California Plaza free summer concerts (downtown LA) - Some really great stuff. http://www.grandperformances.org/

Santa Monica Mountains - Hiking, critter watching, photography is great.
www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/feesandreservations.htm

Venice Beach Boardwalk - great exercise (walk, bike or skate) and you get to see all walks of LA people. You'll likely have to pay for parking, either a lot or on the street. Same with all the other great beaches.
www.westland.net/BeachCam/
www.laparks.org/venice/venice.htm

Free Tennis Courts - http://www.laparks.org/dos/sports/tennis/freetennis.htm

Griffith Park Observatory -

http://www.griffithobs.org/vshuttle.html

Enjoyable drives and views -

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g32655-c86961/Los-Angeles:California:Great.Drives.And.Views.html

The Grove (Hollywood) - for celebrity spotting and free summer concerts

http://www.thegrovela.com/

Runyon Canyon Park (Hollywood) - hiking, dog park

http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/runyonCanyonPk.htm

More stuff -

Wattles Garden Park - near Runyon, park and community garden

http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/wattlesGardenPk.htm

Farmers Market - next to the Grove

http://www.farmersmarketla.com/

Museums usually have one free day a month, some one a week, sometimes free for students -
LA Co Museum of Art
www.lacma.org/info/AdmissionTickets.aspx
Hammer Museum
www.hammer.ucla.edu/information_planning.htm
Museum of Contemporary Art
www.moca.org/museum/visit_home.php?
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.org/information/
Norton Simon Museum
www.nortonsimon.org/visitor.aspx
Huntington
www.huntington.org/Information/hours.html
The Getty (always free, but parking is $8)
www.getty.edu/visit/hours/faq.html#c4
Autry Western Museum
www.autrynationalcenter.org/visit.php
California Science Center - free, parking $6
www.californiasciencecenter.org/GenInfo/PlanningYourVisit/Hours/Hours.php

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