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| Sunday Session | Photo: Grand Park, Facebook |
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1) GLORIA MOLINA GRAND PARK
200 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 90012View Website
Grand Park is an urban oasis that stretches from Grand Avenue at the Music Center to Spring Street at City Hall. Since its opening in 2012, Grand Park has become a popular gathering spot for community events, cultural experiences, festivals and holiday celebrations. The 12-acre park has four distinct areas, featuring the restored Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain, an intimate performance lawn, a community terrace, and a grand event lawn. Visitors can bring their own picnic or purchase food and beverages on site. Selected events will invite food trucks and other food vendors. The park is open to the public daily from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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2) EXPOSITION PARK
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| "Dueling Dinos" at the Natural History Museum Photo: Yuri Hasegawa |
213-763-3466
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Located across the street from USC in Downtown Los Angeles, Exposition Park is the home of several top L.A. cultural attractions and venues, including the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the California Science Center and the California African American Museum.
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3) ELYSIAN PARK
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| Downtown L.A. view from Elysian Park Photo: Yuri Hasegawa |
213-485-5054
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Known for being L.A.’s oldest public park, the 575-acre Elysian Park offers a surprising getaway in the heart of the city, with stunning views from Dodger Stadium and Downtown L.A. to the Hollywood Hills and the Valley. The popular Portola Trail is named for Don Gaspar de Portola, the Spanish soldier, explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. The historical marker at the trailhead commemorates the site where Portola camped near the Los Angeles River. A highlight of this hike is Angel’s Point and the Grace E. Simons Memorial Sculpture, named for the activist who worked to protect Elysian Park from developers. Elysian Park hosted the shooting part of the Modern Pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics - today, early morning visitors might hear gunshots ringing from officers training at the adjacent Police Academy.
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4) LOS ANGELES STATE HISTORIC PARK
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| Los Angeles State Historic Park Photo: Los Angeles State Historic Park, Facebook |
323-441-8819
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Located next to the Chinatown Station of the Metro L Line (Gold), the 32-acre Los Angeles State Historic Park reopened on Earth Day 2017 after three years of renovations. Built on the former site of Union Pacific Rail Yard, L.A. State Historic Park (aka "the Cornfield") is a testament to the power of community - home to grassland, orange trees, public art and a mile-long run/walk trail in a spot that almost became a collection of warehouses before locals rallied to stop the development. There's a lot to see at LASHP, from the public art to the pavers that go back to the land's life as a rail yard and small dugouts filled with rocks and plants that collect rain water. The view of the Downtown L.A. skyscrapers becomes all the more beautiful from the top of a small bridge in the center of the park.
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5) GRIFFITH PARK
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| Picnic near Crystal Springs Drive in Griffith Park Photo: Tuan Lee |
323-913-4688
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With more than 4,210 acres of natural chaparral-covered terrain and landscaped parkland and picnic areas, Griffith Park is the largest municipal park with urban wilderness area in the United States. Griffith Park offers miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, providing visitors an ideal environment for enjoyable recreation activities. There are numerous family attractions and cultural institutions in Griffith Park, including the Autry National Center, The Greek Theatre, the Griffith Observatory, the Los Angeles Zoo and Travel Town.
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*Source: Discover Los Angeles
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