Tour & Travel Packages to Los Angeles

But things really changed in 1920s with the development of film making industry. That made a simple district Hollywood famous all over the world. Today it is recognized as the 'Entertainment Capital of the World' including such major film studious as Paramount, Universal, Fox and Warner Brothers.

Disneyland is situated in Los Angeles and is certainly worth visiting. There are also such famous places of interest as the Museum of Contemporary Art, the LA Philharmonic (now based in the striking Walt Disney Concert Hall), the Getty Museum and the Getty Villa.

Tourists are attracted by the great sign 'Hollywood' in Griffith Park, Beverly Hills with its mansions and villas of the stars, nightlife of LA and beaches of the region.

In LA it is quite a norm to meet people dressed to show their preferences in music, religion and sports. They peacefully coexist alongside with stylish, pretentious and business-like dressed inhabitants.

Los Angeles represents an American dream and many people come here to find themselves in this life and to become beautiful and rich. The city is full of immigrant from Asia, the Pacific Rim, Eastern Europe, Mexico and Latin America, thus it is made up by people from 160 countries and speaking 96 languages.

Many people live in LA a quiet and measured life and nothing can change their assurance and attitude to life (but for some force-major situations like an earthquake or a flood).

Due to a great number of cultures the cultural life of the city is divided into several parts, every part is devoted to a definite nation. Historically, Los Angeles used to be mainly African-American but now it is becoming more Latino.

In the Crenshaw District there are two famous black churches, First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) and West Angeles Church of God of Christ. The whole city is saturated by different places of interest but try to be cautious while walking in an unknown district.

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Airport Address: Los Angeles International Airport, 200 World Way, Los Angeles, California 90045, USA
Distance and Location: The airport is located 24km (15 miles) southwest of Los Angeles
Airport Website: www.lawa.org
Airport E-mail: infoline@lawa.org
Airport Telephone: 310 646 5252 (24-hour recorded information)
Country Code: 1
Time Zone: GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 9 (including the Tom Bradley International Terminal)
Moving between Terminals: A free shuttle bus serves all the terminals around the central loop.