USC Travel / Suggestions

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- 09/17/2019 at 7:53 AM #104972
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  Distantute
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  Staying in the LA Live area. Any suggestions what to do before and after we win?
- 09/17/2019 at 8:06 AM #104973
  
  dystopiamembrane
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  I suggest visiting ISKCON temples. The headquarters of the movement and a lovely temple are in Ventura. And, the Laguna Beach temple has a Pancha Tattva altar.
  - 09/17/2019 at 8:11 AM #104974
    
    dystopiamembrane
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    Laguna Beach deities
    - 09/17/2019 at 9:10 AM #104988
      
      dystopiamembrane
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      Laguna Beach also has a disciple of Hridayananda Das Goswami running the show, so insightful convos to boot!
  - 09/17/2019 at 8:12 AM #104975
    
    dystopiamembrane
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    LA temple deities
  - 09/17/2019 at 8:35 AM #104979
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    Distantute
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    Thanks. Was looking for something more fun.
    - 09/17/2019 at 9:01 AM #104986
      
      dystopiamembrane
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      You say tomayto, I say tomahto.
- 09/17/2019 at 8:14 AM #104976
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  dystopiamembrane
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  The City of Los Angeles itself is a hellscape.
  - 09/17/2019 at 8:35 AM #104978
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    UteBacker
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    Dysto- you certainly have some interesting posts. 😉
    - 09/17/2019 at 8:42 AM #104981
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      dystopiamembrane
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      I aim to please. (No targeting)
- 09/17/2019 at 8:46 AM #104982
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  PlainsUte
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  The LA area is quite vast — if you’re in the Long Beach area, try the Crab Pot.
  
  If you haven’t hit the touristy Grauman’s Chinese Theatre area, its kind of fun to visit in person — see what people are talking about. Same with Santa Monica Pier.
  
  Closer to USC is the entertainment district around the Staples Center. Could be good for a meal as there are several restaurants, but nothing really uniquely LA that I recall.
  - 09/17/2019 at 8:56 AM #104985
    
    PlainsUte
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    I guess its called LA Live: Restaurants at LA Live
- 09/17/2019 at 8:51 AM #104984
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  GameForAnyFuss
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  Yeah, after the win, get out of LA as fast as you can. Go to San Diego.
- 09/17/2019 at 9:11 AM #104989
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  therealu
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  Head to Manhattan Beach and hit up the Fish Bar.
- 09/17/2019 at 9:46 AM #104997
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  koolboarder250
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  I live in downtown la walking distance to la live. It depends what type of experience you are looking for. What I would say is take the metro to the coliseum. If you are taking an Uber it will take at least an hour to get to the stadium due to roadwork going on right now. Metro drops you off right outside the stadium and is $7.
  - 09/17/2019 at 10:51 PM #105086
    
    Dusto
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    Any suggestions on where to park our rental car and hop on the metro?
    
    Thank you
- 09/17/2019 at 9:48 AM #104999
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  homer
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  If you like art, there are two excellent art museums, both free, ( parking costs$ at the Getty.) The Getty, and Norton Simon.
  Both have really good.works by the renowned impressionists, Monet, Van Gogh, etc
- 09/17/2019 at 10:18 AM #105003
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  Sweetness
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  If you’re there on Saturday I think some of the beaches reccomended above are a good bet. My favorites are more up towards Malibu (Point Dume, Zuma Beach, & El Matador), 1-1.5 hour drive from downtown. Depending on what time you get in though, I probably wouldn’t recommend trying to get to a beach Friday before the game. You don’t want to get stuck in Friday afternoon traffic trying to get back to the Coliseum. There are some cool places to visit/eat at in the Arts District downtown, which isn’t far from LA Live. It’s getting better, but in general, downtown LA is a S&!t hole. I work downtown and live in West LA, and I pretty much only come down here for work. I’d recommend sticking close to LA Live prior to the game and like the previous poster said, take the metro to the coliseum. If you fly into LAX on Friday, maybe head up to Santa Monica for the morning/early afternoon and then make sure you head downtown before 2:30 – 3:00 for a 6:00 kickoff.
- 09/17/2019 at 11:44 AM #105006
  
  Utesbyfive
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  The California Science Center is right next door to the Coliseum, and the Space Shuttle Endeavor is there. The USS Iowa Museum in San Pedro is awesome too.
  - 09/17/2019 at 1:35 PM #105022
    
    PlainsUte
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    Does Lockheed or JPL have visitor centers?
- 09/17/2019 at 3:30 PM #105036
  
  ryynoo
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  Grand Central Market is close to you and is fantastic:
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Laughlin_Building
  
  The Broad is a contemporary art museum:
  
  https://www.thebroad.org
  
  You could do the glass slide on the US Bank Tower ~1000′ above the streets.
  
  City Hall and the library are worth a visit. The Getty is probably the best museum in the US West of the Art Institute in Chicago. There is a good Japanese Museum as well.
  
  Eat tacos and as much Mexican food as you can, as well as Sushi.
- 09/17/2019 at 6:10 PM #105053
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  Johnny
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  Head up to the Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers vs Rockies Saturday if you can. It’s pretty commercial and Hollywood where you’re staying(which is better than it was in 1992). But, Dodger Stadium if you’ve never been is a must if you’re still there Saturday. Downtown Los Angeles is very underrated BTW. Lots of good bars and restaurants. Away from the commercial crap.
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