Los Angeles, the City of Angels!

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Slip into your PJs and rest up this week because you'll be on the move when you head out to LA for Fourth of July weekend!

Spend your Fourth of July enjoying that perfect LA weather when you hit up the Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach for the July 4th Lagoon Party and Fireworks event at 2:00 PM. Featuring authentic American BBQ, family friendly games and a block party, this event is a sure crowd pleaser. Plus, you'll get front row seats to the best Californian laser and fireworks show to date. On the other hand, you can rest up until 4:15 PM and take your sparklers over to the Hollywood Bowl for the Los Angeles Philharmonic July 4th Fireworks Spectacular. This event features key figures in Dodgers history along with a performance by singer/songwriter Randy Newman and a killer fireworks show.

Start your Saturday night off by giving your abs a workout when you laugh it up over at The Grove of Anaheim with your Kathleen Madigan tickets at 8:00 PM. Deemed "The funniest woman in America" by Lewis Black, this seasoned comedienne is a Jay Leno favorite and host of her very own weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio. On the other hand, you can shroud yourself in glitz, glamour and mystery when you sneak over to the Pasadena Playhouse with your Looped tickets at 8:00 PM. Feel the defamation as Tellulah Bankhead plays the first celebrity "bad girl" recording the reel of her final film. Later, let your phalanges do the walking when you shimmy on over to Sr. Fish for the Finger Dancing event starting at 9:00 PM. Presented by Black Pug Music, this event features the spins of BA2LA and Fedrock & Saje II, a full bar and a scenic smoking patio!

Score yourself some Los Angeles Sparks tickets on Sunday, July 6th and dribble on over to the Staples Center at 6:30 PM. Going head to head with the Phoenix Mercury, you'll watch these speedy ladies show each other whose boss while landing yourself a nice knit scarf for survivor night! On the other hand, you can migrate over to the Staples Center at 7:00 PM for the American Idols Live! show. If you were disappointed, or even elated, by this year's final decision, you'll get to see all the contenders jump out of your TV screen and perform live! So whether you're licking your fingers to meaty molasses or cheering on your favorite idol, you're sure to have an awesome time during Fourth of July weekend in LA.

There's something new to see every day at one of the los angeles's hundreds of live entertainment venues. Right now, you've got to check out these awesome Los Angeles events. Sporting events in Los Angeles are world renowned, and there is no better way to spend a day than at Dodger Stadium watching the Los Angeles Dodgers, or at the Staples Center enjoying a great LA Lakers basketball game or LA Kings hockey clash.

LA is the world's premier entertainment center, and world class performers, such as Billy Joel, Justin Timberlake, Elton John, and Genesis have all played shows in the city.

Of all cities in the United States, Los Angeles is surely the most diverse and full of excellent attractions. And the list is longer than we could care to name here. Among the many places you'll want to visit in L.A., The Walk of Fame, located in Hollywood, is definitely one. The Walk of Fame pays tribute to the history of the Hollywood-based entertainment industry, especially the movie industry. Numerous stars of radio, television, motion pictures, and music have their signatures there, along with the customary star, set in the sidewalk. The Walk of Fame stretches along both sides of Hollywood Boulevard and along both sides of Vine Street, from Yucca to the famous Sunset Boulevard. It is a not to be missed Los Angeles attraction.

The beaches of LA provide some of the most beautiful attractions. Just a half-hour drive from Downtown, the Santa Monica Pier is always a hive of activity, and the nearby streets are filled with sidewalk and gourmet restaurants, quaint and fashionable stores, cafes, and myriad forms of live entertainment on the streets. Venice Beach Boardwalk is close by, famous for its interesting characters and picturesque grafitti, unique cafes and shops, and tattoo parlors. Malibu, the Pacific Palisades and Manhattan Beach are also well-loved places to hang out in Los Angeles, whether you're taking things easy or out to party. All of these natural and man-made Los Angeles attractions will blow your mind for their beauty and value for money.

When you've tired of cruising the posh avenues and boulevards in search of stars or their homes, you can go on a spellbinding tour of a real Hollywood movie studio. The famous Movie and Television production studios are located around the Hollywood and Burbank districts, and there are numerous tours you may embark upon. These "behind the scenes" glimpses of this magical world will remain in your memory forever. Warner Brothers, Paramount and Universal, and the NBC and CBS television networks, all offer tours. Tickets for the taping of a popular sitcom can be obtained by joining the line at Universal City in the early morning. Free tickets are available for the Tonight Show. Some studios even recruit people to appear as extras in sitcoms. Go for it, you might win a spot on the Walk of Fame yourself one day!

If you'd prefer to have an educational experience in Los Angeles, then that's easy to find, too. The La Brea Tar Pits are a famous and respected fossil site, where many prehistoric animals have been preserved for tens of thousands of years. Rancho La Brea is now a park, and the tar pits constitute the richest deposit of Ice Age fossils on the planet. Over 40,000 years ago mammoths, saber-toothed cats and other prehistoric beasts inhabited the Los Angeles basin. Over time they became trapped in the natural asphalt and were discovered recently by amazed modern day humans. It is possible to observe the excavations from certain pits these days, and for those interested in geology and the animal kingdom, La Brea is a priceless mine of wonder and a top Los Angeles tourist destination.

If you're traveling into Los Angeles for the first time, check out this quick overview of tourism and transportation in the City of Angels.

If You're Traveling Into Los Angeles...

Some helpful information from the Wikipedia:

The people of Los Angeles are known as Angelenos. Nighttime hot spots include places such as Downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Hollywood, and West Hollywood, which is the home of the world-famous Sunset Strip. Some well-known shopping areas are the Hollywood and Highland complex, the Beverly Center, Melrose Avenue, Robertson Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica, The Grove, Westside Pavillion, The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center and Venice Boardwalk.

Los Angeles is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, the Los Angeles Galaxy and Club Deportivo Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse, and the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League. Los Angeles is also home to USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA, both of which are Division I teams part of the Pacific 10 Conference. UCLA has more NCAA national championships, all sports combined, than any other university in America. USC has the third most NCAA national championships, all sports combined, in the United States. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Anaheim Ducks are both based in nearby Anaheim.

Los Angeles has twice played host to the summer Olympic Games, in 1932 and in 1984. When the tenth Olympic Games were hosted in 1932, the former 10th Street was renamed Olympic Blvd. The 1984 Summer Olympics inspired the creation of the Los Angeles Marathon, which has been held every year in March since 1986. Super Bowls I and VII were also held in the city as well as soccer's international World Cup in 1994. Los Angeles applied to represent the USOC in international bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but lost to Chicago.

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Los Angeles has one of the largest freeway systems in the world, with 27 intertwining freeways handling millions of commuters as they journey a daily collective migration of about 100 million miles (160 million km). Los Angeles is the most car-populated metropolis in the world with 1 registered automobile for every 1.8 people.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other agencies operate an extensive system of bus lines, as well as subway and light rail lines. True to reputation, Los Angeles' mass transit system does not have high ridership, with 10.5% of commuters using public transit, compared with 53% and 30% in New York and Chicago respectively. The rail system averages 276,900 trips a day, 0.4% of the 65 million commutes daily. The city's subway is the ninth busiest subway system in the United States and its light rail system is the third most ridden in the country.

Adding in trips taken by bus raises ridership to about 1.7 million. The rail system includes the Red and Purple subway lines, as well as the Gold, Blue, and Green light rail lines. The Orange Line, although a bus rapid transit line rather than a rail line, is usually considered part of the system. The special red Metro Rapid buses have also been highly touted as a prime example of a successful bus transit program since these buses operate like a rail line and run through the best-known parts of the city. However, during rush hour, they are apt to get mired in gridlock along with other vehicles, and the traffic signal holding or changing capability is of little help.

An extension of the Gold line running from Downtown to East Los Angeles is currently under construction, and is expected to open in late 2009. A second extension from Pasadena into the foothills is being considered. Also in the works is the new Expo Line, which will run from Downtown into Culver City. Construction of this line is expected to finish in the summer of 2010. Plans of a second phase extending the line into Santa Monica are currently being assessed. Momentum is slowly building to extend the Purple line under Wilshire Boulevard all the way to the ocean in Santa Monica, extending the city's public transportation system further. Rail passenger service is provided by Amtrak and Metrolink from historic Union Station. Rail shipping is handled by Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway.

The Los Angeles metropolitan area is served by more airports than any other city in the world. There are six commercial airports and many more general-aviation airports. The main Los Angeles airport is Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX). The fifth busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States, LAX handled over 61 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo in 2006.

The Port of Los Angeles is located in San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of Downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA, the port complex occupies 7,500 acres (30 km²) of land and water along 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront. It adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. The sea ports of the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach together make up the Los Angeles – Long Beach Harbor, the busiest and overall third-largest container shipping port in the world. There are also smaller, non-industrial harbors along L.A.'s coastline. Most of these like Redondo Beach and Marina del Rey are used primarily by sailboats and yachts. The port includes four bridges: the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Henry Ford Bridge, Gerald Desmond Bridge, and Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge.